Family 22. COURLANS. Aramidæ.
Bill long and slender; head wholly feathered; toes not webbed.
Family 23. RAILS, COOTS, AND GALLINULES. Rallidæ.
Bill variable; toes always long, webbed (lobed) in only one species; wings short and rounded; tail short.
Order IX. Snipes, Sandpipers, Curlews, Plovers, Etc. LIMICOLÆ.
(7 families, 55 species, 4 subspecies.)