2U 



CONIROSTRES. 



SUB-FAMILY I. 



Plocein.^.'"' 



The Weavers. 



Gen. Chakac. — Bill strong and conical, w-ith the culmen projecting on the 

 forehead and arched to the tip, which is entire ; the wings somewhat rounded, 

 with the first quill remarkably short ; the legs and toes robust, and strongly 

 scaled, and the hind toe strong and nearly as long a3 the middle toe. 



Fig, 96. — the Philippine weaver-bird. 

 (Ploceus Pliillppinus.) 



* ttKokij, a tfcb; So called from the skill with which their nests 

 are woven. 



