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(6.) Bill, !is illustrated; back, olive green; l>ill, los.'^ than 

 .50 iuclies lonj;. Two species: both males and one of tlie females '^:^^)i 

 liave brilliant red or yellow crown patch; the other female has ^^.g. 

 t-rowu, dull j;reeu, like back. 



Family SYLVIID/E. Subfamily REGULIN/E. Kinglets. 



See page 320. 



Section 2. First primary, more than half as long as third. 



Part I. Tip of upper mandible, with small but distinct hook or notch. 



;1) Bill, flattened, wide at base; tip, with small hook; numerous black bristles at 

 base of l>ill : Itack of tarsus, rounded; wings, longer than tail; first primary, never very short. 



'O-^ 



Top of bil 



.>iilc of l)il 



Family TYRANNID/E. Flycatchers. 



See page 2UU. 



(2.) Bill, very slightly hooked; not 

 wide and flat at base, as in the Flycatch- 

 ers; toes, joined together at base. Pbiiu 

 colored birds, usually greenish or grayish, 

 but often show a faint wash of yellow 

 on iinderparts; tail, always without white 

 spots ; first primary, variable, very short in 

 some species, in others nearly as long as 

 second. 



Bill of Viieo. 



Family VIREONID/C. Vireos. 



See page 271. 



Part 2. Tip of upper mandible, not notched or hooked. 



(1.) Bill curved; back, slaty black ; rump, bright yellow. West Indian 

 family: Numerous species, one common in Bahama Islands, accidental in 

 Florida; not recorded elsewhere in United States. 



Family CGEREBID/E. Honey Creepers. 

 See page 274. 



