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THE BIRDS OF EASTKKN NORTH AMERICA. 



(2.) First primary, not .short, nevei- less tliau two thirds as long as sooond or third; bill, 

 Stout and conical ; nostrils, high uear the culuiea; primaries, 9; tarsus, llutteued heliiud. 



Side of bill 



Family FRINQILLID/C. Sparrows, Finches, Buntings, etc. 



See page 22G. 



First primary, not short, never less tlian two tliirds as long 

 as third, and often nearly the same leugtli ; bill, slender and 

 pointed ; back of tarsus, tliin and sharp, not rounded as in front; 

 liiud toe and claw, not longer than middle toe and claw. 



622 ^ 625 ^**- 528 



Family MNIOTILTID/C. Warblers. 



See page 275. 



GROUP 3. 



Birds having wings measuring from 2.75 to 3.25 



inches long.* 



Section 1. First primary less than half as long as third. 



Part I. A small but distinct hook or notch at tip of upper mandible. 



l>il), very slightly hooked ; primaries, 

 10, the first often very short; toes, joined 

 together at base. Plain colored birds, 

 usually greenish or grayish, but often show 

 a faint wash of j'ellow on underparts; tail, 

 always without white spot'^. 



Family VIREONID^. Vireos. 



See page 271. 



* For directions for measurement, see imye viii. 



