CONTENTS. 



TlTLEPAGE ........•••• 



DlCDICATlOX ........••• 



Contents ........•••• 



How TO Measiue a IjIKD ......••• 



Index to Key to Families .....••• 



Key to Families of Land liiitos ....••• 



Grolf 1. Birds having wings less thiui 1.75 iuchos long; niotisuivd IkmhI o 

 wing (carpus) to tip of longest feather .... 



(Uwvv 2. Birds having wings from 1.75 to 2.75 inches long 



Section 1. First primary, less than half as long as third 

 Part 1. Tip of upper mandible with small but distinct hook oi 

 notch .....••• 



Part 2. Upper mandible without notch or hoolc at tip 

 Section 2. First primary more than half as long as third . 

 Part 1. Tip of upper mandible witli small but distinct liook o 

 notcli .....••• 



Part 2. Tip of upper mandible not notched or hooked 

 Giiori' o. P>irds having wings measuring from 2.75 to 3.25 inches long 

 Section 1. First primary, less than half as long as third . 

 Part 1. A small but distinct hook or notch at tip of uppe 

 mandible ....••• 



Part 2. Ti[) of upper mandible not notched or hooked 



Section 2. First i)rimary, not sliort, always more th:in h:df a 



long as third ,...••• 

 Part 1. Tip of upper mandil)lt' with sm:ill l>ut distinct hook o 

 notch ....•••• 



Part 2. Tip of upper mandible not notched or hook('(l 



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