554 Report of State Geologist. 



/('. Eves l:itor;il, not surrounded Uv discs of radiating feathers; cere exposed. 



Falconid.k. — Faia'ons. XXVr 

 h^. Eyes set in front, surrounded by discs of radiating feathers; cere covered, 

 c'. Middle claw having comb-like edge. Strigid-E.— Barn Owls. XXVII 

 c.'^. Middle claw not having comb-like edge. 



BuBONiDvK. Horned Owls; Screech Owls, Etc. XXVIII 



K. Order PSITTACI. 



PARROTS, PAK0QUET8, Etc. 



Characters the same as the order. 



P.SITTACID.1:. Parrots, Paroquets, Etc. XXIX 



L. Order COCCYGES. 

 cuckoos and kingfishers. 



a'. Toes two in front, two behind ; bill as long as head, curved downwards. 



CucuLiD^. — Cuckoos. . XXX 

 a'-. Toes three in front, one behind; outer and middle toes united for half their 

 length; bill straight, longer than head. 



Alcedinid.i,. — Kingfishers. XXXI 



^r. Order TlCl. 

 woodpeckers. 



Characters the same as the order. PiciD.K. — WOODPECKERS. XXXII 



N. Order MACROCHIRES. 



whip-poor-wills, swifts, hummingbirds, Etc. 



«^ Bill short, broad at base; mouth deeply cleft; plumage not metallic. 



b^. Middle toe much the longest, its claw with comb-like edge; gape bristled 



plumage spotted. CAPRiMULGro.E.— Whip-poor-wills, Etc. XXXIII 



b^. Middle toe not much, if any, longer than others, its claw without comb-like 



edge; gape without bristles; plumage black. 



M ICROPODID.K. — S W I FT.S. X X X 1 V 



o^ Bill very long and slender; mouth not deeply cleft; plumage more or less 

 metallic; size small. TROcniuDX.— -Hummingbirds. XXXV 



O. Ohder PA88ERES. 



<('. Tarsus with its hinder edge rounded. 



/)'. Inner toe free at base from middle toe; bill hooked at tip, with l>ristles at 

 base; primaries ten, the first aV>out as long a«< second. 



Tyrannid.k. — Flycatchers. XXXVf 



