IHK (X'M.OCIST 



29. Tail-feathers or rectrices. 



30. Under tail-coverts. 



31. Tarsus. 



32. Hind toe or first toe or hallux. 



33. Innt-r or second toe. 



34. Middle or third toe. 



35. Outer or fourth toe. 



Flanks or sides of body are the parts 

 approximately covered by the closed 

 wing. 



Axillaries are the lengthen feathers 

 springing from the axilla or region be- 

 neath the base of the wing. 



Supplementary bristles or hairs are 

 those springing from the side of the 

 forehead in front of the rictal bristles. 



Naral bristles or hairs are those 

 springing from the front of the forehead 

 and covering the nostrils. 



Measurements should be taken in 

 millimeteres or in English inches and 

 decimals, thus: 



Length — The distance from the tip of 



the bill to the tip of the longest tail- 

 feather, unless otherwise stated. 



Tail — The distance from the root of 

 the tail, generally indicated both in the 

 fresh and dried state by the presence of 

 a piece of tiesh on the underside, to the 

 tip of the longest feather. 



Wing — The greatest distance from 

 the bend of the wing to the tip of the 

 longest primary, measured straight. 

 When the wing is curved, it is flattened 

 out for the puepose of measurement. 



Tarsus — The distance from the centre 

 of articulation of the tarsus with the 

 tibia to the base of the middle toe. 



Bill — The distance from the angle of 

 the gape to the tip. measured straight. 



The Status of the Family Laniidae in 

 Western New York. 



Hitherto the status of the Shrike fam- 

 ily in Western New York, and for that 

 matter, throughout the northern por- 



