KEY TO FAMILIES. LAND BIRDS. 



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Bill, slender; first primary, not short, the first, second and third, being about equal in 

 length; hind toe and claw, longer than middle toe and claw; hind toe nail, long, in this 

 somewhat resembling larks, but no tufts of hair-like feathers over nostrils. 



530 



Family MOTACILLID/E. Pipits, Titlarks, etc. 



See page 311. 



GROUP 4. 



Birds having wings from 3.25 to 9.50 inches long.* 

 Section 1. Bill, with strong hook; toes, armed with talons. 



Eyes, not surrounded by radial disk of feathers, as in the Owls; toes, armed with talon ; 

 head, not bare. Family FALCONID/E. Hawks, Falcons, Kites, etc. 



See page 162. 



Eyes, surrounded by radiated disk of feathers; plumage, soft; bill, hooked; toes, armed 

 with talons. 





Family BUBONID/E. Hoot Owls, Horned Owls. 



See page 186. 



For directions for measurement, see page viii. 



