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Fain. Sturnidae. Starlings. Oxcinrx with straight or slightly nmvd. strong 

 . the ])<iint of \vhk-h is rarely only slightly notched, without ricta] vibrissse. 

 1-nlijtirlx L.. Starling ; /W</r msr.v Temm., Rose-coloured Starling; 

 tt /ifrrrtnm L. ' ).\peeker. 



Here are allied Pijii-a iiui-mlu I... Cayenne; J<njiif/i/ rri'ci'/t, Bp., Cock of the 

 Rock, South America, and the Cotingidae. 



Fam. Laniidse. Shrikes. Large. poNverful Oncinc* with hooked, strongly 

 serrated beak, strong rictal vilri--;e. and tolerably long, sharply rhuv.-d feet. 

 Laniu.t f.fcn/iiti'1- L.. <iivy Slirikr : f>. m in at- L., Lesser Grey Shrike; L. rnfiix 

 Briss.. Wooddjat Slirikc L. i-lliu-i L., Red-backed Shrike. 



Fain. Muscicapidae. Flycatchers. Beak short, broad and depressed at the 



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and female). 



base, somewhat compressed anteriorly, with hooked curved point. 3/itxi-ieaj>a 

 griftola L. ; M. atri<-<q>illtt I..: M. rnUarix ISrchst., (tilbieollix) : Bomlnjcrtla 

 i/nrn/fii L.. Waxwing. 



Fam. Paridae. Titmice. Small, beautifully coloured, and very agile Outlines. 

 of stout build, with sharp, short, almost conical beak. Prims major L., Great 

 Titmouse: P. titi-r L., Coal Titmouse ; P. c/t'/-i/li MX L.. Blue Titmouse; P. cris- 

 tatux I... ''rested Titmouse ; P. pahtxtrix L., Marsh Titmouse ; P. finulatus L.. 

 Long-tailed Titmouse; Aey itlialii* pfiidiiHinis L., Penduline Titmouse; Sitta 

 :'t/n>ji<iii L., Nuthatch. 



Fam. Motacillidae. \\"agtails. Slender body ; beak tolerably long, and 

 notched at the point. Autlmx pntti-iix'ix Bechst.. Meadow Pipit; ^f,lt,ll:l!,l 

 alba L. ; M. ftara'L.: Jf. xiilpln/rii Bcch^t. : Accentor nlpinmt Bechst.. Alpine 

 Accentor. 



