' ^'^'>,s^ CATALOGUE 



OF 



BIRDS. 



Order II. PASSERIFORMES 



(Cat. B. vol. iii. p. 1). 



Suborder I. PASSERES 



(Cat. B. vol. iii. p. 6). 



Group II. CICHLOMORPH^ 



(Cat. B. vol. iv. p. 6). 



Family PARID.E. 



Si/no^ms of Subfamilies. 



A. Bill without a notch ; tarsus less than twice 



the length of the halhix without nail .... PARIX.J!^, p. 1. 



B. Bill slightl}^ notched ; tar.sus more than twice 



and a half the length of the hallux without 



nail REGULIN.E, p. 79. 



Subfamily PARING. 



Bill shorter than the rest of the head, generally conical, and 

 without a notch ; no.strils lateral or basal ; wings rounded, their 

 tip generally formed by the 3rd to 5th primaries ; first primary always 

 present, although short; tail varying in length and shape; toes 

 and tarsi comparatively short, the latter being less than double the 

 length of the hallux without nail; outer toes coalesced at the base 



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