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AVES. 



Fam. Sylviidae. Small Osri/trx, with thin und pointed beak and metatarsus 

 covered with scales in front. Si/lria nixnrl-a Bechst., Barred Warbler; S. 

 atricapilla Latli., Blackcap; PJi/yllopneuste In/paluis Bechst.; Troglodyte's 

 parvulm Koch, Wren; Perjiilux o-ixftitus Koch; R. ignicapillus Naum., Fire- 

 crested Wren. 



Fain. Turdidae. Thrushes. The beak is tolerably long, somewhat compressed, 

 and slightly notched before the point, and furnished with vibrissse at its base. 

 The metatarsus is long, and covered with an anterior and two lateral scales, 

 laminiplantar. Cine-lux aquations Bechst. . Dipper; Liixciii'm j>hilt>mt'lfi Bechst., 

 Thrash Nightingale, large nightingale in East Europe: L. hiscinia L.. Night- 

 ingale : L. fsitreictt L.. Blue-throat ; L. riil/iriilii L., Robin ; Turd its jjilaris L., 

 Fieldfare ; T. musicux L...Thrush ; T. iliarHs'L., Redwing ; T. toi'^uatim'L., Ring- 

 ouzel; T. menila L., Blackbird; T. su-i'ittifix L., Rock Thrush; T. mit/mforins 

 L., American Robin ; T. cyainis L.. Blue Thrush. The Lyre-bird {Meriura 

 xuprrliti, Dav.) a large bird found in New Holland is allied to the Thrushes 

 in the form of its beak. 



Tribe 5. Conirostres. Oscines of small size, with thick head and 

 powerful, conical beak, with short neck, wings of medium length and 

 ambulatory feet (p. ambulatorii). The metatarsus is short, and is 

 covered with scales in front. They feed on corn and seeds, berries 

 and fruits, but do not despise insects. 



Fam. Alaudidae. Larks. The plumage is earth-coloured ; the beak is of 

 medium length, the wings broad and long, and the tail short. Alaucln arrc/ivix 

 L., Skylark: ,1. <irl>orea L.. Woodlark ; A. rrixtnta L., Crested Lark; A. 

 alpextrix L.. Shore Lark ; A. /iil/tntlni. Calaudra Lark, South Europe. 



Fam. Fringillidse. Finches. With short, thick, conical beak, without notch, 

 but with a basal swelling. Eil>erl~<i citr'nii'llii L., Yellow Bunting ; E. cia L., 

 Meadow Bunting ; E. nirnJ-ix L.. Snow Bunting ; Fi-inr/iUa roelrbs L.. Chaffinch ; 

 F. spinus L., Siskin ; F. cardiielis L.. Goldfinch ; Passer domesticiis L., House- 

 s]i;irrow ; P. montan'HS L., Tree-sparrow; CoffntJiravsten viilgans Pall., Haw- 

 finch ; Pyrrliitla rnlijai'ix Briss., Bullfinch ; P. cttnaria L., Canary ; Loxia 

 ni n-intxf ra ("Jni.. Crossbill. 



Fam. Ploceidae. Weaver-birds. Build purse-shaped nests. Live in Africa, 

 East India, and Australia. Plornix fc.vtor Gray ; PI. .wins Gray. 



Order 7. RAPTATOEES (BIRDS OF PREY). 



Powerfully-built birds, irith curved beak, hooked at the extremity, 

 and strongly clawed feet (p. insidentes). The// feed principally on 

 warm-blooded animals. 



The Saptatores are characterised by their powerful build, by the 

 hi^li development of their sense organs, and by the special develop- 

 ment of their beak and of the armature of the feet, by which they 

 are fitted for their peculiar mode of existence. The compressed root 

 of the beak is covered by a soft cere, which surrounds the nasal 

 apertures. The cutting edges, and the hooked and downwardly- 



