. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. WATER BIRDS 289 Order VIII. Paludic'olae, as the name indicates, are marsh- inhabiting birds. The crane is a famihar example. The coot, or mud-hen, is abundant in reedy swamps, near small creeks and shallow lakes. It is an excellent swimmer. Its foot is scalloped or only half-webbed. It is omnivorous. The rails and cranes resemble large or overgrown Litnicolw. The young are precocial. These birds usually feed on surface materials rather than. Fig. 236.—A valuable bird in danger of extinction—field plover. (Year- book, U. S. Dept. of Agricul
. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. WATER BIRDS 289 Order VIII. Paludic'olae, as the name indicates, are marsh- inhabiting birds. The crane is a famihar example. The coot, or mud-hen, is abundant in reedy swamps, near small creeks and shallow lakes. It is an excellent swimmer. Its foot is scalloped or only half-webbed. It is omnivorous. The rails and cranes resemble large or overgrown Litnicolw. The young are precocial. These birds usually feed on surface materials rather than. Fig. 236.—A valuable bird in danger of extinction—field plover. (Year- book, U. S. Dept. of Agricul., 1907.) by probing in the mud, as the plovers and snipes do. The rails are chiefly marsh or swamp birds of medium or small size. The Virginia rail is a little smaller than a quail. " He is an odd-looking bird, with a half-quizzical, half-cynical expression. His eyes are blood red and deeply sunk in the long, narrow ; The cranes (Fig. ), of which there are but three species in North America, are easily distinguished by the long bill, long head, very long neck, short, broad wings, short tail, and very long legs. They fly in single file with legs and neck outstretched. The cranes resemble the rails in general structure, but the herons in external form, 19. 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 Daugherty, Lewis Sylvester, 1857-; Daugherty, L. S. , Mrs. , 1859-. Philadelphia, London, W. B. Saunders
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