KEY TO FAMILIES.— LAND BIRDS. 147 
Bill, slender ; first primary, 
not short, the first, second, and | 
third, being about equal in 
length; hind toe nail, long, 
in this somewhat resembling 
the larks, but no tufts of hair= 
like feathers over nostrils; 
wing, less than 4 inches long. 
Family MOTACILLIDAZ. Wagtails, Pipits, Titlarks, etc. 
See page 311. 
Small birds, wing, less than 3.75 inches long; first primary, not short, never jess than 
two thirds as long as third, and often nearly the same length; bill, slender and pointed: back 
of tarsus, thin and sharp, not rounded as in front; hind toe and 
claw, not longer than middle toe and Claw. 
— =f att ——l 
SS — SS 
aie S 4 Ss 
= 49] ‘ 515 ~ 
Family MNIOTILTIDA:. Warblers. 
See page 275. 
GROUP 5. 
Birds having wings over 9.50 inches long.* 
toes, four; hind toe, 
elevated above the rest; bill, stout; wing, rounded, 
the outer primaries curved. 
Family TETRAONIDA:. Grouse. 
See page 149. 
Wing, over 12 inches long; 
3? 
Toes, four, the hind 
toe elevated above the 
rest; bill, rather short 
and stout; wing, short 
and somewhat rounded, 
the outer primaries 
4 curved. 
Family 
PHASIANID-A:. 
y Subfamily 
“a MELEAGRINA. 
Turkeys. 
See page 154. 
Grouse. 
Turkey. 
* For directions for measurement, see page viii. 
