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THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 





times, with wash of yellow ou underparts ; no white on tail. 



Bill, very slightly 

 hooked or notclied at tip ; 

 not flattened at base, as 

 in tlie Flycatchers; toes, 

 joined at base. Plain 

 colored bii'ds, usually 

 gTecnish or grayish, at 



Family VIREONID/E. Vireos. 



See page 271. 



Part 2. Tip of upper mandible not notched or hooked. 



(1.) Toes, 4; nostrils, opening into a soft, 

 lleshy meniln-ane; tarsus, usually shorter than 

 toes. 



Family COLUMBID/E. Pigeons and Doves. 



255 



See page 155 



(2.) l>ill, pointed; first primary, not short: base of bill, 

 extending upon and dividing the feathers of the forehead ; 



nostrils, exposed; outer tail feathers, sjiortcr than middle feathers. 



Family ICTERID^. Orioles. 



See page 213. 



Family FRINGILLID/E. 



(.3.) First primary, not short, 

 never less than two thirds as long as 

 second or third ; bill, stout and coni= 

 cal ; nostrils, near the culmen ; prim- 

 aries, 9; tarsus, flattened l)ehind. 

 Finches, Sparrows, Crossbills, and Buntings. 



S.'c ing,' 22G. 



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—5*^ 

 ST 522 



(4.) First primary, never less than two thirds as long as 

 third, and often nearly the same length; bill, slender and pointed; 

 back of tarsus, thin and sharp, not rounded, as in front; hind toe 

 and claw, not longer than middle toe and claw. 



Family MNIOTILTID/E. Warblers. 

 See page 275. 



