KEY TO THE FAMILIES. 



Order i. PASSERES. Perching Birds 

 of all our Ohio birds belong to this order, li 



About three-fot 



Crow and Raven to the Kinglets, which are scarcely more than four 



most of the habits met in the other orders and introduce some new ones. All c ■ 



mini are theirs. In song they excel all other birds, but some members of the Oscim 



no song. It is impossible to characterize the group, yet it is a group the members 



readily distinguished from till others. One soon instinctively recogni es anj 



acquaintance. 



I. Hack of tarsus rounded like the front. 



A. Bill flattened, hooked at tip. 17. TyrannidaE. Flyi \.i 



B. Bill rounded, not hooked. 6. Alaudidae. Larks. 



ing and pointed. i 



oderate. 



■shaped. 



its base parting the feathers 



Back of tarsus sharp. 

 . Bill hooked at the tin. 



1. Large, over 8.50 inches long. 15. 



2. Small, under 6.50 inches long. 16. 



3. With a distinct crest; tail tipped with yellow. 14. 

 . Bill not hooked at tip. 



1. With only 9 primarie 



a. Bill very short, wine 



b. \\ ings ui' iderate, bil 

 (i). Bill straight, ci 



(a). Bill ,! ,t n cl 

 of the forehe 

 (In. Bill notched, not parting feathers of forehead, 

 ta 1 ). Nostrils concealed by feathers. 3. 



(li 1 ). Nostrils exposed. 4. 



(2). Hill slender, not cone-shaped. 



(a). Hind claw long and straightened. 7. 



<1>). Hind claw nor lengthened. 5. 



2. With to primaries. 

 1. Upper part of tarsus not divided inti 



1 1 I Wing more than 3.50. 8. 



I J 1. Wing le-s than 2.50. 9. 



1). Whole tardus divided into scales. 



(11. Tail feathers stiff, oointed at tip. 11. 



I j). Tail feathers normal. 

 1 1 1 Nostrils covered by stiff bristly feather-. 1 



lb). N". -nils without bristly tufts. 



(a 1 ). First primary about half as long as the 



longest one. 12. 



(Mi. First primary about a third as long 1 the 



longest one. to. 



Laniidae. Shrikes. 



VlREONIDAE. VlKEOS. 



Ampelidae. \Ya.\u IMS 



3. HlRUI 



2. [CTERIDAE. BLACKBIRDS; ORIOLES, ETC. 



3. Fiji v \i Sp VRROW s. ETC. 



4. Tanagridae. T \ 



- MOTACILLIDAE. PlPITS. 



MnIOTILTIDA] \\ OOD \\ ARBLERS. 



Turdidae. Thrushes, etc 

 Svi.VIII'Ai:. Kinglets, Gnatcatcher. 



Certhhdae. Cri 



Corvidae. Crows, Jays. 



Tr glodytidae. Wrens, Thrashers. 



ETC. 



Paridae. Titmice, Nuthatches. 



( Irder 

 At a glance thi 



MACROCHIRES. Goatsuckers, Swifts. Hummingbirds. 



diverse group, but the Swifts, Nighthawks and Whippoorwills are much 



in external appearances and in food habits 

 lill, and a large mouth. The Hummingbil 

 nd small mouth 



Wing about 5.00. 

 Wing under 2.00. 



They have long and pointed wings, weak feet 

 differ in having a long and extremely -lend. 



3. Caprimulgidae. Whippoorwill, 



NlGHTHAWK. 

 2. MlCROPODIDAE. Su II 1 - 



i. Tkichii.idai:. Hummingbirds. 



Order 3. PICI. Woodpeckers. 



The Woodpeckers all belong to one family. PicidaE. Their chisel-like bills and stiff, pointed 

 tail feathers, and their habit of clinging in an upright position to tree trunks are characteristic. They 

 feed upon insects, ripe fruit and the sap of tree-, and sometimes acorns and nuts. 



The two ;ubon 

 00s eal caterpillars 

 The Cuckoos are v 



soberly colored, the 



Order 4. COCCYGES. Cuckoos, Kingfisher. 



s in common. The Cuck- 

 ily other aquatic animals, 

 water. The Cuckoos are 



