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I shall here close, the account, of this big tribe Dentirostres ; to 
the seeming neglect of Accentors which I should have liked to have 
included ; but they are chiefly high altitude birds and the few which 
visit Darjeeling are not anxious to show themselves. 
TRIBE CONTROSTRES 
Among other peculiarities, these are hard-billed birds ; wings 
fairly lengthened : tail generally short ; feet well adapted for both 
perching and progression on the land ; bill is thick, and conical in 
shape, lower mandible deeper than the foregoing tribes. Other dis- 
tinguishing peculiarities we need not trouble, at present, about. 
This tribe is composed of the following families :— 
I.—CorviIp& AS Crows and Magpies. 
IL.—STURNIDH Mynas and Starlings. 
I{E—FRINGILLIDZ ... Sparrows, Weaver birds, Amad- 
uvds, Buntings, and Rose- 
linnets. 
EVi-SALAUDIDE june: Larks. 
Famity CORVIDA 
Have strong bills, compressed, usually entire ; nostrils protected 
by long and numerous bristles ; tarsus short; feet strong; claws 
curved. This family is composed of the Crows, Choughs, Magpies, 
Jays, Nutcrackers, ete. 
- Sup-FAMILY CORVIN A, (Crows and Magpies) 
Are so well-known to most of us, that an introductory deserip- 
tion seems superfluous. Bill is stout, longish, and straight ; wings 
long and pointed in most of the species ; tarsus strong and protected 
by scales ; claws curved, 
