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CONTENTS. 
§ 4. An introduction to the Anatomy of birds . 
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Osteology : the osseous system, or skeleton . . 
1. The spinal column . : 
The thorax: ribs and pieraarn 
3. The pectoral arch . 
4. The pelvic arch . 
The skull . of ke SER a es 
Neurology: the nervous system; organs of ua senses 
Myology: the muscular system . : 
Angeiology: the vascular or circulatory gues 
Pneumatology: the respiratory system . 
Splanchnology : the digestive system 
Odlogy: the urogenital system 
§ 5. Piecoaors for using the artificial keys 
ARTIFICIAL Key TO THE ORDERS AND SUBORDERS . 
ARTIFICIAL Key To THE FAMILIES 
TABULAR VIEW OF THE GROUPS HIGHER THAN GENERA... . « 
PART III. 
I. Order PASSERES : Insessores, or Perchers Proper 
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1. Subfamily Zurdine: Typical Thrushes . 
Subfamily Mimine: Mocking Thrushes 
Subfamily Cincline: Dippers . 
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Subfamily Reguline: Kinglets and Wood-wrens . 
6. Subfamily Polioptiline: Guat-catchers . 
Family Coamaipm: Wren-tits 
Family Paripm: Titmice, or Chickadees 
7. Subfamily Paring: True Titmice 
Family Sirtip#: Nuthatches . 
Family Certuip®: Creepers 
8. Subfamily Certhiine: Typical (eepees 
Family Troctopytip#: Wrens 
9. Subfamily Campylorhynchine : Fan- tailed Wiens 
10. Subfamily 7roglodytine: True Wrens . 
Family Ataupip&: Larks . ; 
11. Subfamily Calandritine: Shore Lhgeae 
12. Subfamily Alawdine: Sky Larks 
Family Motacttuipm: Wagtails and Pipits 
13. Subfamily Wotacilline: Wagtails 
14. Subfamily Anthine: Pipits, or Titlarks 
Subfamily Saricoline: Stone-chats and Blix; begs : 
SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
Suborder PASSERES ACROMYODI, or OSCINES: sins Birds . 
1. Family Turpin: Thrushes, ete.. » . . 
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