106 BIKDS. 



/. CONURUS, Kuhl. PARROQUETS. 

 1. C. caro/inens/s, (L.) Kuhl. CAROLINA PARROQUET. 

 Green; head and neck yellow; face red; wings with blue 

 and yellow; bill white; L. 13; W. 7; T. 6. Southwest- 

 ern, formerly N. to the Great Lakes; now nearly exter- 

 minated. 



OEDER J.-RAPTORES. 



(The Birds of Prey.} 



Bill powerful, cered at base, strongly hooked at the 

 end. Feet never zygodactyle ; fourth toe sometimes 

 versatile; claws long and sharp; hind toe well developed, 

 rarely elevated ; tibia, and often tarsus, feathered. 

 Primaries 10; tail feathers 12 (with rare exceptions). 

 Altricial, but young downy at birth. Carnivorous birds, 

 generally of large size and great strength, found -in every 

 part of the world. 



FAMILY XLI V. STRIGID^E. 



(The Owls.) - 



Head very large, shortened lengthwise and greatly 

 expanded laterally; the eyes directed forwards and 

 partly surrounded by a disk of radiating feathers of 

 peculiar texture; loral feathers antrorse, long and dense; 

 feathers on the sides of forehead often elongated into 

 ear - like tufts. Plumage very soft and lax, rendering the 

 flight almost noiseless; its colors blended and mottled so 

 as to render minute description difficult. External ear 

 very large, often provided with a movable flap. Outer 

 toe versatile; claws very sharp, long and strong. Eggs 

 nearly spherical, pure white. Chiefly nocturnal. Sexes 

 colored alike, $ usually the larger. Owls are found in 

 every part of the globe, and most of the species have a 



