. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. KEEL-BREASTED BIRDS. 251 The Flamingo (jPncenicopterid<z) (Fig. 287) is common in the warmer portions of America, also southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. They connect the swimming with the wading birds. Value.—Feathers. Order VI. Wading Birds {Grallatores). General Characteristics.—The birds of this order are characterized. Fig. 2S8.—A group of wading birds. 1, stilt; 2, avocet; 3, peewit; 4, dunlins ; 5, curlew sandpiper ; 6, sanderling ; 7, oyster-catcher ; 8, curlew ; 9, turnstone. by long legs and neck, bill generally long, body com- pressed, the wings sh
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. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. KEEL-BREASTED BIRDS. 251 The Flamingo (jPncenicopterid<z) (Fig. 287) is common in the warmer portions of America, also southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. They connect the swimming with the wading birds. Value.—Feathers. Order VI. Wading Birds {Grallatores). General Characteristics.—The birds of this order are characterized. Fig. 2S8.—A group of wading birds. 1, stilt; 2, avocet; 3, peewit; 4, dunlins ; 5, curlew sandpiper ; 6, sanderling ; 7, oyster-catcher ; 8, curlew ; 9, turnstone. by long legs and neck, bill generally long, body com- pressed, the wings short and rounded. The rails are run- ners, and the cranes essentially wading birds and slow fliers. The Cranes (Gruidce) are large birds, the head sometimes devoid of feathers, the legs long, the toes not webbed, the hinder one being highly elevated. The sand-hill crane (Grus Canadensis) is a common American form. They attain a length of four feet, and their. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company