Birds of Indiana. 555 



b^. Bill not hooked at tip, mo bristles at base; developed primaries nine; hind 

 toe with long, nearly straight claw. ALAUDiDiE — Larks. XXXVII 



• a*. Tarsus with its hinder edge compressed. 



c' . Primaries apparently only nine; bill not hooked at tip. 



dK Bill very short, Hat, broad at base, deeply cleft; wings very long. 



HiRUNDiNiDyE. — Swallows. XLTI 

 d^. IViU not very Ihit and deeply cleft; outer primary n^er twice as long as 

 the innermost. 

 f^. Hill more or less conical, broad at base. 

 /'. Bill rather long, often longer than head, without notch at tip or 

 bristles at base. 



IcTERiD.K. — Orioles, Blackbirds, Etc. XXXIX 



/^. Bill shorter than head, often notched at ti{), usually with bristles at 



base. Fringillid.^: —Finches, Sparrows, Etc. XL 



/■'. Bill sttmt, upper mandible curved with slight tooth near the middle 



of the cutting edge; color chiefly red and yellf)w. 



TANAf)RIDvT':.--TANAGERS. XLI 



e-. Bill not conoid. 



(7*. Hind claw long and nearly straight, generally longer than its toe; 

 tertials much elongated, reaching nearly to tips of primaries. 



MoTAciLLiD.ii. — Wagtails and Pipits. XLVII 

 y'^. Hind claw short and curved, generally shorter than its claw; 

 tertials short, not nearly reaching to the tip of primaries. 



Mniotiltida:. — Wood Warblers. XLVt 

 ■".'^. Primaries evidently ten, the first developed but short, rarely half the 

 length of the next; or else bill hooked at tip. 



h^. Front of tarsus covered with transverse four-sided scales. 

 i '. Bill strongly hooked and notched at tip. 



Laniidve. — Shrikf:s. XLIV. 

 i -. Bill not strongly hooked or not hooked at all. 

 jK Head with consi)icuous crest; tail, in our species, tipped 

 with yellow ; bill slightly hooked and notched at tip. 



Ampelid^..— Waxwings. XLIH 

 p. Head usually not crested; tail not tipped with yellow. 

 k^. Back generally olive green; bill slightly hooked and 

 notched at tip ; length five to seven inches. 



Virj:onid;e. — Vireos. XLV 

 k^. Back not generally olive green. 



/'. Tail feathers stiff, pointed; bill slender, curved down- 

 ward. C-ERTHiiDiE. — Creepers. XLIX 

 l^. Tail feathers more or less soft, not pointed. 



rn^. Nasal feathers directed forward on bill, usually cov- 

 ering the nostrils. 

 n^. Birds of large size, length over ten inches. 



CoRViD^.— Crows, Jays, Etc. XXXVIII 

 n*. Birds of small size ; length under ten inches (ex- 

 cept genus Harporhynchus). 

 0^. Bill notched toward the tip, very slender. 



Sylviid^. — Kinglets and (iNATCATCHER.s. LI 

 o'^. Bill not notched. 



Parid.e.— Nuthatches and Titmice. L 



