KEY TO FAMILIES. —LAND BIRDS. 135 
(6.) Bill, as illustrated; back, olive green; bill, less than 
50 inches long. ‘Two species: both males and one of the females <x 
See Ne glee 4 have brilliant red or yellow crown patch; the other female has 
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crown, dull green, like back. 
Family SYLVIIDA:. Subfamily REGULINAZ. Kinglets. 
See page 320. 
Section 2. First primary, more than half as long as third. 
Part 1. Tip of upper mandible, with small but distinct hook or notch. 
(1.) Bill, flattened, wide at base; tip, with small hook; numerous black bristles at 
base of bill: back of tarsus, rounded; wings, longer than tail; first primary, never very short. 
Top of bill. side of bill. 
Family TYRANNIDAE. Flycatchers. 
See page 200. 
(2.) Bill, very slightly hooked; not 
wide and flat at base, as in the Flycatch- 
ers; toes, joined together at base. Plain 
colored birds, usually greenish or grayish, 
but often show a faint wash of yellow 
on underparts; tail, always without white 
spots; first primary, variable, very short in 
Ries Ke 3ill of Vire 
some species, in others nearly as long as BEOe viRee: Family VIREONIDAE. Vireos 
second. See page 271. 
Part 2. Tip of upper mandible, not notched or hooked. 
C1.) Bill curved; back, slaty black; rump, bright yellow. West Indian 
family: Numerous species, one common in Bahama Islands, accidental in 
Florida; not recorded elsewhere in United States. 
Family CCEREBIDAE. Honey Creepers. 
See page 274, 
