V68 



THK HIRDS OF EASTERN XORTH AMERICA. 



times, with wash of yellow ou uuderparts; no white on tail. 



Bill, verj- slightly 

 hooked or notched at tip ; 

 not flattened at base, as 

 in the Flycatchers ; toes, 

 joined at base. Plain 

 colored birds, usually 

 greenish or grayish, at 



Family VIREONID/E. Vireos. 



S('(» i)agi' 271. 



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



(1.) Toes, 4; nostrils, opening into a soft, 

 fleshy membrane; tarsus, usually shorter than 

 toes. 



Family COLUMBID/E. Pigeons and Doves. 



255 



See page 155 



(■2.) liill, pointed; flrst primary, not short; base of bill, 

 extending upon and dividing the feathers of the forehead ; 



nostrils, exposed; outer tail feathers, shorter than middle leathers. 



Family ICTERID/E. Orioles. 



See page 213. 



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{'.i.) First primary, not short, 

 never less than two thii'ds as long as 

 second or third; bill, stout and coni= 

 cal ; nosti'ils, near the oidmen ; i)rim- 

 aries. 0; tarsus, flattened ])ehin(l. 



Family FRINQILLID/E. Finches, Sparrows, Crossbills, and Buntings. 



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525 '^''^ 515 \ 522 



(^4.) First primary, never less tlian two tliirds as long as 

 third, and often nearly the same length; bill, slender and pointed; 

 hack of tarsus, tliin and sharp, not rounded, as in front: hind toe 

 and claw, not longer than middle toe and claw. 



Family MNIOTILTID/E. Warblers. 

 See page 275. 



