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SINGING BIRDS— OSCINES. 



mandible rather narrower at the base than the lenfrth of the gonvs ; broader tlian tlie 

 upper. Tarsi moderate, about equal to the middle toe ; lateral toes e(jual and very short, 

 reaching but little beyond the middle of the penultimate joint of the middle toe, and fall- 





C. srammaca. 



ing considerably short of the base of the middle claw. Wings long, pointed, reaching 

 nearly to the middle of the tail ; the tertials not longer than the secondaries ; the first 

 quill shorter than the second and third, whi(/h are I'ljual. The tail is moderately long, 



C. ^ammaca. 



considerably graduated, the feathers rather narrow, and elliptically rounded at the end. 

 Streaked on the back. Head with well-defined large stripes. Beneath white, with a 

 pectoral spot. 



The typical specie.? is the only one kno\ni, and it has a wide range over 

 the continent, from the ]\Iississippi Valley to the shores of the Pacific east 

 and west, and from Oregon to ^lexico north and south. 



