348 STLVITD^E. 



d G . Bill decidedly shorter than the 



head. 

 a 7 . First primary shorter than half 



the' second. 



y . Wing pointed, the secon- 

 daries falling short of tip 

 of wing by more than the 



length of hind toe LUSCINIOLA, p. 3G9. 



b 9 . Wing rounded, the secon- 

 daries falling short of tip 

 of wing by a distance not 

 greater than hind toe .... CISTICOLA, p. 370. 

 b 7 . First primary longer than half 



the second. 



c*. Third primary falling short 

 of tip of wing by a con- 

 siderable distance. 

 9 . Two rictal bristles on 



each side of the head .. FRANKLINIA, p. 375. 

 b g . More than two rictal 

 bristles on each side of 

 the head. 



rt 10 . Tail much more than 



once and a half the 



length of the wing . . LATICILLA, p. 379. 



b. Tail less than once and 



a half the length of 



the wing GRAMiNicoLA,p.381. 



c? 8 . Third primary reaching to 



tip of wing. 

 c 9 . Tail very much longer 



than wing MEGALURUS, p. 382. 



d?. Tail equal to wing .... SCHCENICOLA, p. 384. 

 b"'. The feathers of the head and neck [p. 385. 



SpinOUS ACANTHOPTILA, 



6". Rictal bristles arranged vertically CH^ETOHNJS, p. 387. 



b'. Feathers of the forehead disintegrated, the 

 shafts lengthened ; some supplementary 

 bristles, frequently long and numerous, in 

 front of the rictal bristles. 



c". Tail greatly graduated and rounded .... ABUNDINAX, p. 389. 

 d". Tail nearly even or sometimes slightly 



forked. 



c'". Supplementary bristles in front of the 

 rictal bristles very short ; no frontal 

 hairs over nostrils. 

 t 4 . Bill from gape to tip longer than the 



middle toe with claw HYPOLAIS, p. 390. 



d 4 . Bill from gape to tip shorter than 



middle toe with claw SYLVIA, p. 394. 



d'". Supplementary bristles very strong and 

 numerous ; no frontal hairs over the 



nostrils; bill short and stout IlF/RBivocuLA,p.399. 



e"' . Supplementary bristles not strong but 



fairly numerous ; no frontal hairs over [p. 400. 



nostrils ; bill weak and slender PHYLLOSCOPUS, 



