THE BIRDS 



OF 



NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA; 



A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



OF THE 



HIGHER GROUPS, GENERA, SPECIES, AND SUBSPECIES OF BIRDS 



KNOWN TO OCCUR IN NORTH AMERICA, FROM THE 



ARCTIC LANDS TO THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA, 



THE WEST INDIES AND OTHER ISLANDS 



OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA, AND THE 



GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO. 



BY 



CURATOR, DIVISION OF BIRDS. 



Paet I a 



Family TURDIDiE— Thrushes. 

 Family ZELEDONIIDiE— Wren-Thrushes. 

 Family MlMIDJl— Mockingbirds. 

 Family STURNIDJI— Starlings. 

 Family PLOCEID^— Weaver Birds. 



Family ALAUDIDjE— Larks. 

 FamHy OXYRUNCID^— Sharp-bills. 

 Family TYRANN ID jE— Tyrant Flycatchers. 

 Family PIPRID Jl— Manakins. 

 Family COTINGIDiE— Chatterers. 



WASHINGTON: 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 



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