PARID.E — LOPIIOPHANES. 



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Sub-Family PARIN.E. 



Char. Body compressed. Ijill shorter than head, wings rounded, equal 

 to or shorter than the rounded tail. Second quill as short as the tenth. 

 Tarsus longer than middle toe and claw, which are about equal to the 

 hinder ; soles of toes widened into a palm. Plumage rather soft and lax. 



L. inoniatiis. 



The species of this group, known familiarly as Titmice or Chickadees, be- 

 long to tlie northern portions of tlie world, and e.xhibit considerable variety 

 of form and color. 



Genus LOPHOPHANES, K.\up. 



Lophophanes, K.iup, EiUw. Gcsch. Eunip. Tliicrwelt, 1829 (Ag.assiz). (Type, Parus cris- 

 tatus.) 



Gen. Ch.\k. Crown with a conspicuous crest. Bill conical ; both upper and lower 

 outlines convex. Wings graduated ; first quill very short. Tail moderately long and 

 rounded. 



