Order CORACIIFORMES Kingfishers, etc. 

 Family ALCEDINIDAE Kingfishers 



Land birds; tibia feathered; feet small, with four toes, with 



the middle and outer toes joined for about half their 



length; grayish or bluish birds, with long, straight beaks, 



usually seen near water 



(2 genera, 3 species) 

 Order PICIFORMES Woodpeckers, etc. 

 Family PICIDAE Woodpeckers 



Land birds; tibia feathered; toes two before and two be' 



hind, not webbed; with stiff, pointed tail feathers; beak 



strong, adapted for excavating 



(10 genera, 22 species) 

 Order PASSERIFORMES Perching Birds 



Land birds; tibia feathered; no cere on beak; feet of normal size, 

 with the hind toe about as long as the front, middle toe, on the 

 same level as the rest, with its claw as long as or longer than that 

 of the middle toe; toes not webbed, not united except sometimes 

 at the basal segments; tail v^ith tvv'clve feathers; this group includes 

 most of our perching and song birds 

 Family COTINGIDAE Cotmgas 



Basal segment of inner toe united with the basal segment 



of the middle toe 



(1 genus, 1 species) 

 Family TYRANNIDAE Tyrant Flycatchers 



With the first two primary feathers almost equal in length; 



tarsus rounded and scaled behind; beak wide at base, slight' 



ly hooked; with bristles at the base of the beak; head 



usually slightly crested; feathers usually greenish or 



grayish 



(11 genera, 3 1 species) 

 Family ALAUDIDAE Larks 



With the first two primary feathers almost equal in length; 



tarsus rounded and scaled behind; hind claw very long; 



beak stout; nostrils with short bristles; usually with a tuft 



on each side of the head 



(1 genus, 1 species) 

 Family HIRUNDINIDAE Swallows 



First primary feather almost or quite the longest; tarsus 



scaled in front and with an almost bare ridge behind; beak 



very wide at base, without bristles; birds with notched or 



forked tails and very long, pointed wings, usually seen 



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