CHAPTER XIX 

 ORDER OF PERCHERS AND SINGERS 



PASSERES 



I^HIS Order is the highest in the scale of birds, and it 

 is by far the largest of the nineteen Orders treated here. 

 In the zone of agriculture it contains the birds which are of 

 the greatest importance to mankind, the insect-eaters. It 

 also contains all the real song-birds of the world, and its 

 North American Families are as shown below: 



Order Passeres 



FAMILIES SCIENTIFIC NAMES EXAMPLES 



Thrushes Tur'di-dae Robin, Thrush, Bluebird. 



Kinglets Syl-vi'i-dae Kinglet and Gnatcatcher. 



Nuthatches Pa'ri-dae Nuthatch, Chickadee, Titmouse. 



Tree Creepers .... Cer-thi'i-dae Brown Creeper. 



Dippers Cin'cli-dae Water Ouzel. 



-r, 7 rr , 7 ,,. 7 ( Wren, Catbird, Mockingbird, 



Wrens Tro-glo-dy h-dae . . < TJ ' , 



Wagtails Mot-a-cil'li-dae Wagtail and Pipit. 



,,, , r . ,.j,, . , (Warbler, Water Thrush, Red- 



Warblers Mni-o-til h-dae . . . { >«i 



start, Chat. 



Vireos Vi-re-on'i-dae Red-Eyed Vireo. 



c, t •/ • j f Butcher Bird and Loggerhead 



Shrikes. Lan-n-dae < „, ., bb 



Waxwings Am-pel'i-dae Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Bird. 



Swallows Hi 'run-din 'i-dae . . . .Swallow and Martin. 



Tanagers Tan-a-gri'dae Scarlet Tanager. 



T7 r> • •?/;• j ( Sparrow, Finch, Grosbeak, Car- 



Iinches Frin-qil h-dae { l ,. , -^ ,.. -p, , „ 



J dinal, Snow Bunting, Redpoll. 



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