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270 AVES : MACROCHIRES. — XLV. 
449. CHORDHEILES Swainson. (yopdy, a musical instrument ; 
dein, evening. ) 
856. C. virginianus (Gmelin). Nigar Hawk. Bui Bar. 
Blackish, barred and mottled with grayish and buffy; a large wing 
spot, bar across tail, and V-shaped blotch on throat — white in @, 
tawny or obscure in 9; the wing spot placed in front of tip of 7th 
quill. L.93}. W.8. T.5. N.Am., very abundant, flying high 
in evening or cloudy weather. 
Famity CLXI. MICROPODIDAt. (THE Swirts.) 
Bill fissirostral, as in the Goatsuckers and Swallows. Wings 
very long, thin and pointed; secondaries very short. Feet small, 
weak; hind toe often elevated or otherwise turned; toes com- 
pletely cleft; middle claw not pectinate; no rictal bristles; tail 
feathers 10; plumage compact. In most species the salivary 
elands are highly developed, and their secretion is used as a glue 
in the construction of the nest; species of Collocalia in China thus 
form the edible bird’s nest. Small birds of the warmer parts of 
the world, bearing a superficial resemblance to Swallows, but struc- 
turally very different, being closely related to the Humming Birds, 
nearer to them even than to the Goatsuckers. Genera 6 or 8; 
species 50. (updos, small ; zrovs, foot.) 
a. Tarsus bare, longer than middle toe; tail rounded, its feathers with the 
shafts spinous, projecting beyond the plumage. . . CH#&TURA, 480. 
450. CHAITURA Stephens. (yairn, bristle ; ovpd, tail.) 
857. C. pelagica (L.). Cuimney Swirt. Cuimney SwAL- 
Low. Sooty brown ; throat paler. L. 54. W.5. T. 2. E.N. Am. 
abundant ; now nesting in chimneys, as formerly in hollow-trees. 
Famity CLXIU. TROCHILIDA. (Tue TumMrne BrrDs.) 
Bill subulate, usually longer than the head, straight or curved ; 
tongue capable of great protrusion. Wings long and pointed, the 
secondaries short, only 6 in number; tail of 10 feathers. Feet 
very small, with long sharp claws. Smallest of all birds and among 
the most brilliantly colored. Genera 75; species 300 or more, one 
of the largest families in Ornithology. All are American, and most 
of them tropical, but our common species ranges far into Canada. 
Chiefly insectivorous; not musical. 
a. First primary not attenuate, bowed or curved inwards; bill straight; frontal 
feathers covering nasal scale. . . . « «© « » « TROCHILUS, 451. 
451. TROCHILUS Linneus. (rpoxidos, plover.) 
858. T. colubris L. Rusy-THROATED HummineG Birp. 
metallic green above; a ruby-red gorget ; tail deeply forked, 
