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 ........... Ciridi-dae ......... Water Ouzel. 



WEENS ............ Tro-glo-dy'ti-dae . . 



WAGTAILS .......... Mot-a-til'li-dae ..... Wagtail and Pipit. 



w TUT ' w j / Warbler, Water Thrush, Red- 



WARBLERS ......... Mm-o-tilti-dae . . . < *~, 



\ start, Chat. 



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



c T- ., j I Butcher Bird and Loggerhead 



SHRIKES ........... Lan-ii-dae ....... < a , ., 



I Shrike. 



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. 



FINCHES ........ Frin-gil'li-dae. . . I S P, arr 7' Finch ' Grosbeak Car- 



[ dmal, Snow Bunting, Redpoll. 



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