KEY TO FAMILIES. 



LAND BIRDS. 



147 



Bill, slender; first primary, 



not short, tlie first, second, and 



third, heini:; about equal in 



len-;th; hind toe nail, long, 



in tliis soniewliat i-csenililinii' 



tlie larks, hut no tufts of hair= 



like feathers over nostrils ; 



winir. less than 4 inehes lony;. 



530 



Family nOTACILLID/C. Wagtails, Pipits, Titlarks, etc. 



See j)a.«^e :i[\. 



Small birds, winn, less than 3.7.5 inches long; first primary, not short, never less tiian 

 two thirds us long as third, and often nearly the same length; bill, slender and pointed ; hack 



of tarsus, thin and shari), not rounded as in front; hind toe and 



claw, not longer than middle toe and claw. 





X 



525 -^ ^"' 515 \ 



Family MNIOTILTID/E. Warblers. 



See page '275. 



GROUP 5. 

 Birds havinj? wings over 9.50 inches long.* 





<^^y;^'y- 



Grouse. 



Wing, over 12 inches long; toes, four; hind toe, 

 elevated above the rest; hill, stout: wing, munded. 

 the outer primaries curved. 



Family TETRAONID/E. Grouse. 

 See page 14'.i. 



Toes, four, tlie hind 

 toe elevated above the 

 rest; bill, rather short 

 and stout; wing, short 

 and somewhat rounded, 

 the outer ]• r i m a r i e s 



curved. 



Family 



PHASIANID/E. 

 Subfamily 

 HELEAGRIN/E. 

 Turkeys. 

 See page l.".!. 



Turkey. 



• For directions for mcnsiircment, see page vlll. 



