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ORDER PASSERIFORMES THE PERCHING 

 BIRDS . . . .235 



SUBORDER TYRANNI . . . . 236 



FAMILY FORMICARIID.E THE ANTBIRDS 

 OR ANTTHRUSHES .... 237 



FAMILY FURNARIID.E THE OVENBIRDS 

 AND THEIR ALLIES . . . . 259 



FAMILY DENDROCOLAPTID.E THE WOOD- 

 HEWERS . . 265 



FAMILY TYRANNID.E THE AMERICAN 

 FLYCATCHERS . ... - ; .. . 276 



FAMILY PIPRID^: THE MANAKINS . 332 



FAMILY COTINGID.E THE COTINGAS '. 336 



SUBORDER OSCINES SONG BIRDS . . . 346 



FAMILY HIRUNDINID.E THE SWALLOWS . 346 



FAMILY SYLVIID.E THE EUROPEAN 

 WARBLERS, KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS 

 AND THEIR ALLIES .. . . . 352 



FAMILY TROGLODYTID^: THE WRENS . 355 



FAMILY MIMID.E THE MOCKINGBIRDS, 

 THRASHERS AND CATBIRDS . . 365 



FAMILY TURDID^E THE THRUSHES . 366 

 FAMILY VIREONID.E THE VIREOS . 368 



FAMILY MNIOTILTID.E THE AMERICAN 

 WARBLERS r.. . . , -.:-.' 372 

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