KEY TO FAMILIES. 



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Family 16. Faridie. — Nuthatches and Titmice (Fig. 57). 

 Subfamily Sittince. — Nuthatches. 

 Bill rather long and slender, the end of the lower mandible 

 slightly upward ; wings long and 

 pointed, the third or fourth primary 

 the longest, the first very small, not 

 an inch in length ; tail short and 

 square, the outer feathers blotched 

 with white, p. 386. 

 Subfamily Parince. — Titmice. 

 Length 4:-50-6-50 ; bill short, stout, and 

 rounded, less than half an inch in 

 length ; fourth or fifth primary longest, 

 first very short, not more than one 

 third as long; tail rather long, dull 

 ashy gray without white blotches, 

 p. 389. 



Family 17. Syhiidce. — Kinglets and 

 Gnatcatchers (Fig. 58). 

 Length 3'50-5-00; bill slender, re- 

 sembling that of some Warblers, but 

 the first primary is very short, only 

 about one third as long as the longest, 

 p. 391. 



Fig. 58. 



Family 18. TurdidcB. — 



THRrsHEs, Bllebirds, 

 . etc. (Fig. 59). 

 Length over 5*50 ; bill mod- 

 erate, the tip of the upper 

 mandible notched ; tarsus 

 smooth,- the scales, if any, 

 fused and indistinct; tail 

 square : wings long and 

 pointed, 3*75 or over, third 

 primary the longest, the 

 first very short, less than 

 one inch in length, p. 394. 



Fig. 59. 



