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BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Groli' 4. Birds having wings from 3.25 to 9.50 inches long 



Section 1 . Bill with strong hook claws armed with talons 

 Section 2. Upper mandible with distinct hook or notch at tip, 



but feet not armed with talons . 

 Section 3. Upper mandible not notched or hooked at tip 

 Part 1. First primary less than half as long as third 

 Part 2. First primary more than half as long as tliird 



Groui' 5. Birds having wings over 9.50 inches long 



Key to the species of Land Birds op Eastern North America 



Family Tetraonid^.. Grouse, Quail, etc. 



Family Phasianid^. Turkeys, etc. 

 Subfamily. Meleagrin^ 



Family Columbid^.. Pigeons and Doves . 



Family CATMARTiDyi:. American Vultures 



Family Falconid^. Hawks, Falcons, Eagles, etc. 



Family Strigid^. Owls . 



Family Psittacid^e. Parrots 



Family Cuculid^. Cuckoos 



Family Alcedinid^. Kingfishers 



Family PiciDiE. "Woodpeckers . 



Family Caprimulgid^. Nigiit-hawks 



Family Micropodidje. Swifts . 



Family Trociiilid.e. Humming-birds 



Family Tyrannid^. Flycatchers 



Family Alaudid^.. Larks 



Family Corvid^c 



Subfamily Garrulin^e. Jays and Magpies 

 Subfamily Corvine. Crows and Ravens 



Family IcTERiDiE. Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadow Larks, etc 



Family FRiNGiLLiDiE. Sparrows, Finches, Crossbills, Buntings, etc. 



Family Tanagrid^:. Tanagers 



Family Hirundinid.e. Swallows 



Family Ampelid^.. Waxwings and Cedar Birds 



Family Laniid^. Shrikes , , . . 



Family Yireonid^e. Vireos .... 



, Whip-poor-wills, 



