KEY TO FAMILIES. LAND BIRDS, 



147 



IVilI, slender; first, primary, 

 not short, the tirst, seooiul, and 

 third, being ahont eiiual in 

 length; hind toe nail, long, 

 in this somewhat resembling 

 the larks, l»ut no tufts of hair= 

 like feathers over nostrils ; 

 wing, less than 4 inches long. 



Family nOTACILLID/E. Wagtails, Pipits, Titlarks, etc. 



S(M' i)age;{ll. 



:?mall birds, wing, less ilian '3.7^} inches long; llrst i)rimary, not short, never less than 

 two thirds as long as third, and often nearly the same length ; hill, slender and pointed ; bael< 



of tarsns, thin and sliarp, uot ronnded as in tront; hind toe and 



claw, not longer than middle toe and claw. 



525 ~" ""' 515 \ 



Family MNIOTILTID/E. Warblers. 



See page 275. 



GROUP 5. 



Birds having wings over 9.50 inches long.* 



Wing, over 12 Inches long; toes, four; hind toe, 

 elevated above the rest; bill, stont; wing, ronnded. 

 tlie outer primaries curved. 



Family TETRAONID/C. Grouse. 



See page l-l".i. 



Toes, four, the hind 

 toe elevated above the 



rest; bill, rather short I 



and stout; wing, short 

 and somewhat n)nnded, 

 the outer prima ries 



curved. 



Family 



PHASIANID>E. 

 Subfamily 

 HELEAGRIN/E. 

 Turkeys. 

 See page 154. i 



Grouse. 



Turkey. 



* For directions for measurement, see page viii. 



