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DKNTIROSTRE? 



SUB-FAMIJA' III. 



Ampklin.e. 



The Chatterers proper. 



Gen. Chabac— Bill more or less long, with the gape very wide, the cubnen 

 rather depressed and curved to the tip, which is emarginated, the sides com- 

 pressed towards the apex; the gonj's long and ascending; the nostrils 

 latei-al, mostly exposed, and somewhat oval ; the wings moderate, with the 

 second to the fourth quills generally the longest ; the tail generally short 

 and even; the tarsi mostly short ; and the toes long, the outer toe slightly 

 united at the base. 



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Fig. 75. — the Bohemian chatterer. 

 (A mpclig (ja )•)'!( la . ) 



The birds composing this sub-family inhabit the 

 northern parts of Europe^ Asia^ and North America, 

 and are migratory^ according to the seasons, making 

 their appearance in more temperate latitudes on the 

 approach of winter, and returning to their northern 

 haunts in the summer. They are usually met with 

 in small parties, but sometimes assemble in large 



