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§4. All iutroductiou to the Anatomy of birds 139 



a. Osteology : the osseous system, or skeleton 140 



1. The spinal column 143 



2. Thetliorax: ribs and sternum 148 



3. The pectoral arch 151 



4. The pelvic arch 153 



5. The skull 155 



b. Neurology: the nervous system ; organs of special senses 180 



c. Myology: the muscular system 198 



d. Angeiology : the vascular or circulatory systems 201 



e. Pneumatology: the respiratory system 205 



/. Splanchnology : the digestive system 215 



ff. Oology: the uro-genital organs 221 



5. Directions for using the artificial keys 233 



Artificial Key to the Orders and Subordeus 236 



Artificial Key to the Families 237 



Tabular View of the Groups higher than Genera ........... 240 



PART III. 



SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



Order PASSERES: Insessores, or Perchers Proper 244 



Suborder ACROMYODI, POLYMODI, or OSCINES: Si.iging Birds 246 



Family Turdid.e : Thrushes, etc 247 



Subfamily Turdince: Typical Thrushes 248 



^\x\iiwc\'\^ Myiadestinee : Fly-catching Thrushes ; Solitaires 259 



Family Cinclid^ : Dippers 260 



Family Sylviid.e : Old World Warblers, Kinglets, etc 261 



Subfamily ;Sy<'m«^; Old World Warblers 261 



Subfamily Rerjulirife: Kinglets 262 



Subfamily Poli/optiliiue : Gnat-catchers 264 



Family Cham.eid.e : Wren-tits 2()(j 



Family Parid.e: Titmice, or Chickadees 267 



Subfamily P«nW: True Titmice 267 



Family Sittid.e: Nuthatches 276 



Family Certhiid.e : Creepers 278 



Subfamily Certhiin/p : Typical Creepers 279 



Family Tkogi.odytid.e: Wrens; Thrashers, etc 280 



Subfamily J//;;«V/^/'; Mockingbirds; Tiirashers 281 



'$s\\\)'i'AW\'\s Trorjlodi/tinrp : Wrens 289 



Family Motacillid.e: Wagtails and Pipits 300 



Family Mmotiltid,e: American Warblers 304 



Family CtEREiUDyK: Honey Creepers 346 



Family Tanagrid.e: Tanagers 347 



Family Hirundinid.e : Swallows 350 



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