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as seeds, or insects : Nest curionsly constructed : the Food 

 put into the mouth of the young by the parents : mono«;amous : 

 many of these are songsters. 



* With thick bilh, 



41 Loxia. Grosbeak, 121 45 Phytoto- } „, ^ ,^ 



42 Emberiza. Bunting, 82 ma, 5 Plant-cutter, 2 

 44 Fringilla. Finch, - 150 



* * With curved billsy the vpper mandible bent at the tip. 

 40 Coh'us. Coly, - 11 

 50 Pipra. Man akin, 43 



52 Hirundo. Swallow, 66 

 * * * With bills, having the vpper mandible emarginated at the top. 



38 Turdus. Thrush, 234 I 43 Tanagra. Tanai,'er, 61 



39 Ampelis. Chatterer, 28 | A6 Muscicapa. FIy-calciier,177 



* * * * Sim pie- billed, bill strait, integral, attenuated. 



37 Sturnus. Starling, 37 49 Sylvia. Warbler, 298 



47 Alauda. Lark, - 55 51 Parus. Titmouse, 38 



48 Motacilla. Wagtail, 25 



53 Capriraul- ) ^ . , 



"US ?Goat-sucker,40 



ORDO IV. ORDER IV. 



CoLUMBA. Pigeon or Columbine. 



Bill rather strait, swelling at the base; Fert formed for 

 walking-, short ; Nails simple ; Body plump ; Flesh savoury; 

 Food grass, fruits, and seeds, swallowed whole; Nest ill con- 

 structed, placed in trees, hollows of rocks, &c. ; Eggs two 

 in number ; the mother feeds the young with grain made soft in 

 the crop, and ejected into their mouths ; monogamous. 

 54 Colutnba. Pigeon, 136 



ORDO V. ORDER V. 



Gallin.«. Gallinaceous. 



Bill convex, the upper mandible arched over the lower, 

 having a convex cartilaginous membrane over the nostrils ; 

 Feet made for walking; Toes rough beneath; Body plump, 

 muscular ; Flesh savoury ; Food grain of all kinds, collected 

 from the ground and macerated in the crop; Nest made on 

 the bare ground without art; Eggs numerous; the young as 



