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THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Kill, stout and Mron^; the nostrils concealed by coarse hair- 

 like 1'eathers; outer tail feathers, shorter than middle feather-; 

 lii-t primary, decidedly less than half as Ion-; as third; tail, over 

 aeven iuclics Ion- .Magpies) ; ii,-st primary, aliout half as lemmas 

 lliird: tail, less than seven indies loii (Jays). 

 Family CORVID/E. 



Subfamily GARRULIN/C. Magpies and Jays. 



See I'au'e juu. 



Tail, roiiudeil : the outer feathers, shorter than middle ones; first primary, less than two 

 thirds a- lon^a- third: -erond primary, mudi shorter than third : tarsus, scutellate. 



Family TROGLODYTID/E. 



Subfamily MIMIN/E. Thrashers, Cat-birds, Mockingbirds, etc. 



See 



First primary, very short; tarsus, hooted (no scales showing, except near the toeB 

 hill, -liorter than head : \viiii, over .'{.."lO inches lonu;. 



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Family TURDID/E. Thrushes, Robins, Bluebirds. 



See pa^e ;{-J|. 



