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5. Troglodytide : Wrens and Mockinec THRUSHES. 
This family is divided into two subfamilies. 
Wrens: Smaller than English sparrow ; bill slender, 
sometimes long and arched; no bristles at corner of 
mouth; wings rounded; tail usually held up. (Ridg- 
way.) 
Parents and young alike. Food: insects. Singers. 
Found near the ground. 
Mocxine THrusHEs: Larger than English sparrow ; 
bill slender, mostly rather long; bristles at corner of 
mouth; wings rounded; tail longer than wings ; appear 
like thrushes; fine singers. (Ridgway.) 
Sexes nearly alike. Food, insects and fruit. Some 
of them found in bushy borders of woods, some about 
gardens and houses, and others in various places. 
6. Cinclidee: Diprerrs. 
Larger than English sparrow; bill slender, shorter 
than head; wings short, stiff and rounded ; tail shorter 
than wings, soft and square; claws strongly curved ; 
plumage soft and compact ; body stout, thickset. Sexes 
alike. (Coues.) 
Food : water insects and larve. Found in and about 
the brooks of the Rocky Mountains and other mountains 
of the West. 
7. Motacillidze : Waerains and Pipits. 
Larger than English sparrow; bill slender, cone 
shaped, nearly as high as wide, at base ; short bristles at 
corner of mouth; wings rather long and pointed; tail 
narrow and slightly forked; legs rather long ; hind claw 
very long, sharp and slightly curved. (Ridgway.) 
Sexes alike. Food: insects. Found on the ground, 
where they walk, and wag their tails. 
