INSESSORES. 351 



BIRD. "What is said of the Indigo Bird ? What of the PAINTED BUNTING ? 

 Where are the SHORE FINCHES found? What species are mentioned? 

 What is the generic name of the Linnets? What has been said of the 

 Brown Linnet? What other sp. are mentioned? To what group does the 

 American Goldfinch or Yellow B. belong? What is said of it? Mention 

 the species which are given of the FINCHES PROPER. What is said of the 

 GROUND FINCHES? What. sp. of Purple Finches are mentioned? What is 

 said of the Pine Grosbeak ? What of the Cardinal Grosbeak ? What other 

 sp. of Grosbeak are mentioned? What is said of the Summer Red B.? 

 Why is this bird called the Tanagra ? What SUB-FAMILY is next mentioned? 

 How characterized? For what are they famed? What is said of the Sky- 

 Lark? What of the Wood-Lark? Of the Horned-Lark? What addi- 

 tional SUB-FAMJLY is mentioned? How do others rank them? To what 

 countries are they confined ? Describe them. What is said of their social 

 habits? What of their plumage ? Why are they much disliked ? What 

 is said of their cry ? Of their flesh ? What sp. is named ? 



What is the 4th FAMILY? Describe the beak. What use do these birds 

 make of it? What aids them in this process? What is remarkable in this 

 organ ? What sp. are mentioned ? 



What is the 5th FAMILY? What are their most noticeable characteris- 

 tics ? What renders their large beak supportable ? What is said o( the 

 bones of the body and the tongue ? On what do they live ? Describe their 

 plumage. To what regions are they limited? To what other birds are they 

 nearly related ? How many sp. of the gen. Buceros have been named? 

 What is said of the Indian Raven? What of the Rhinoceros Horn-bill? 



What is the name of the LAST FAMILY ? Give their leading characteris- 

 tics? To what other birds are they related ? Why are they called PLAN- 

 TAIN EATERS? What is paid oi the Plant-Cutters? To what region are the 

 P. Eaters confined ? Describe their movements, &c. ? What apecies is 

 found on the gold coast, of Africa V What other birds belong to this fam- 

 ily? What is their generic name? What is its signification' What is 

 ?aid of this group ? Which is the most attractive ? What is said of their 

 crest feathers ? 



Name and trace those mentioned on the Chart. 

 SECTION VI. 



FOURTH DIVISION OF THE PERCHERS. THIN BILLED BIRDS. 



Tenuirosires, (Lat. tennis, thin, or slender; rostrum, beak.) 

 This group of birds, M. Vigors considers "the most interesting 

 of the animal world." They are characterized by the length 

 and the slenderness of the bills, which are frequently curved 

 and notched at the lip. The tongue is often divided at the end 

 into two or more filaments; sometimes the slender filaments are 

 so numerous as to resemble a painter's brush. The peculiar 

 conformation of the bill seems chiefly intended to protect the 



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