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4. Wings rouudfd, •shorter fliau the griuhuited tail. 



Oeothlypeae. 



Above olive-trreeu; beneath yellow, without streaks . . Ocothli/jn's. 



ICTKRIAN.K, 



5. Bill very deep and eonipressed; tail gra.uated ; outer toe deeply cleft. 



Icterieae. 



< )Hve-<rreen above; brijjrht yellow anteri<?lv beneath. Upper nian- 

 dibli* deeper than the l(»wer ... .... Icteria. 



IMumbeuus-blue abi)ve ; red, black, and whi. beneath. I'pper 

 niandil>le not so deep as the l<»wer ...... Oranntellus. 



G. Bill slender, sub-conical, but curved; tail nearly even; outer toe adherent 

 for basal half. 



Teretristeae. 



Al) >ve olive-gray : beneath whitish posteriorly, and yellow an- 

 teriorly . . . . . • . . . . Terefristi's. 



SETOPHAiilX.K. 



7. Bill tyrnnnine. Tail broad, equal to or lontrer than the wing, and much 

 rounded. 



Setopliageae. Colors mainly l)lack. red, and whit«\ 



Tail not longer than the wing. Above black, wing variegated Setophagd. 

 Tail longer than the wing. Above [)hnnljeous, wing unvariegated Mywborus. 



8. Bill syh'icoliiie. Tail narrow, almost even ; shorter than the wing. 



Myiodioctese. Colors yellow beneath, olive-green or ashy above. 



Black markings about the head in the ^ . » . . Myiodioden. 



9. Bill ^omewhat panne. Tail etpnd to the wing, almost even. 



Cardellineae. Colors mainly red, or red, a.shy, and white. 



Bill weak, almost cylindrical ; wings rounded, the quills broad and 

 sod at ends. Tail sli^jhtly rounded, the leathers soft. Colors mainly 

 red. . . . . . * . . . . . Eryafkiis. 



Bill stout, the culmen and gonys very convex; wings pointed, 

 the quills emarginated and hard at ends. Tail even, the feathers 

 hard. Color ashy above ; rump and beneath white. Head red and 

 black. ........... CardeJJina. 



Of the above, GranateUus, Mi/iohorft^, Errjnficas, and Carddlina belong t ) 

 Central and South America, Terdristis to Cuba. 



Subfamily SYLVICOLIN-ffi. 



Section M N I O T I LT E>E . 



Char. Bill slightly notched some distance from the tip. Rictal bristles minute. Hind 

 toe considerably developed, longer than the lateral toe; its claw decidedly longer than 

 its digit. First quill nearly or quite .as long as the second. Wings long, pointed ; much 

 longer than the tail, which is nearly even. Tail-leathers with white spots. Bill much 

 compressed for terminal half, the connnissure and lateral outlines decidedly concave ; the 

 culmen and gonys convex. 



