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Family Corvidae: Crows and Jays 212 



Genus Cyanocitta (Strickl.) 213 



Genus Corvus {Linn.) 213 



Family Icteridae: Blackbii'ds, Orioles, etc 216 



Genus Dolichonyx (Swains.) 217 



Genus Molotlu-us (Swains.) 219 



Genus Agelaius (Vieill.) 219 



Genus Stm-neUa (Vieill.) 220 



Genus Icterus (Briss.) 222 



Genus Euphagus (Cass.) 224 



Genus Quiscalus (Vieill.) 224 



Genus Megaquiscalus (Cass.) 226 



Family Fringillidue : Finches, SpaiTows, etc 226 



Genus Carpodacus (Kaup) 227 



Genus Loxia (Linn.) 228 



Genus Acanthis (Borkh.) 230 



Genus Astragalinus (Cab.) 230 



Genus Spinus (Koch.) 231 



Genus Passer (Briss.) 232 



Genus Plectrophenax (Stejn.) 233 



Genus Calcarius (Bechst.) 233 



Genus Pooecetes (Baird) 234 



Genus Passerculus 235 



Genus Ammodi'amus (Swains.) 236 



Genus Passerherbulus (Mayn.) 237 



Genus Chondestes (Swains.) 241 



Genus Zonotrichia (Swains.) 242 



Genus Spizella (Bonap.) 243 



Genus Jimco (Wagler) 245 



Genus Peucsa (And.) 247 



Genus Melospiza (Baird) 248 



Genus Passerella (Swains.) 251 



Genus Pipilo (Vieill.) 251 



Genus Cardinalis (Bonap.) 252 



Genus Zamclodia (Coues) 253 



Genus Guiraca (Swains.) 254 



Genus Passerina (VieiU.) 255 



Family Tangaridae : Tanagers 256 



Genus Pii-anga (Vieill.) 256 



Family Hir-undinida; : Swallows 258 



Genus Progne (Bale.) 259 



Genus Petrochelidon (Cab.) 260 



Genus Hu'undo (Linn.) 260 



Genus Iridoprocne (Coues) 261 



Genus Riparia (Forst.) 262 



Genus Stelgidopteryx (Baird) 263 



Family BombyciUida> : Waxwings 264 



Genus Bombycilla (Vieill.) 264 



Family Laniidse : Slu-ikes 265 



Genus Lanius (Linn.) 265 



Family Vii-eonidee : Vireos 267 



Genus Vireosylva (Bonap.) 267 



Genus Lanivireo (Baird) 269 



