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Family. — Laniidae, Shrikes. 



Family. — Sittidae, Nuthatches. 



Family. — Paridae, Titmice. 



Family. — Paradoxornithidae, Crow- 

 tits. 



Family. — Oriolidae, Orioles. 



Family. — Corvidae, Crows. 



Family. — Sturnidae, Starlings. 



Family. — Zosteropidae, Silver Eyes. 



Family. — Certhiidae, Creepers. 



Family. — Ploceidae, Weaver Birds. 



Family. — Fringillidae, Finches, 

 Sparrows, etc. 



ORDER, COLYMBIFORMES. THE LOONS 

 AND GREBES. 



Birds of this group are all markedly 

 aquatic, duck-like birds, of medium or 

 large size with moderately long necks, 

 long sharp pointed bills, usually strong 

 but small wings, and webbed or lobed 

 toes. 



The order is divided into two 

 families : — The Loons (Gavidae) and 

 the Grebes (Podicipedidae.) 



Loons are distinguished by having 

 the hind toe on a level with the other 

 toes, which are united by a web. 

 They have a tail of 18 or 20 short 

 stiff feathers. 



In the Grebes,, the hind toe is raised 

 above the level of the others, and all 

 the toes are provided with lateral 

 lobes. The tail is usually so reduced 

 as to be indistinguishable though never 

 really absent. 



Famliy, Gavidae, Loons or Divers. 



Loons have four toes tipped with a 

 broad nail, the front three fully webbed. 

 They are very largely aquatic, visiting 

 the land only to nest. Their food 

 consists of fish, which is procured by 

 diving, at which they are perhaps the 



