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BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Groip 4. Birds having wings from 3.25 to 9.50 inches long 



Section 1 . Bill with strong hook claws armed with talons 

 Section 2. Upper mandible with distinct hook or notch at tip 



but feet not armed with talons . 

 Section 3. Upper mandible not notched or hooked at tip 

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

 Part 2. First primary more than half as long as third 



Group 5. Birds having wings over 9.50 inches long 



Key to the srEciES of Land Birds of Eastern North A.aierica 



Family Tetraonid.e. Grouse, Quail, etc 



Family Phasianid.e. Turkeys, etc. 

 Subfamily. Meleagrin.e 



Family Columbid^. Pigeons and Doves 



Family Cathartid^.. American Vultures 



Family Falconidje. Hawks, Falcons, E.' 



Family Strigid.^:. Owls . 



Family Psittacidte. Parrots . 



Family Cuculid^. Cuckoos 



Family Alcedinid^. Kingfishers 

 ; Family Picidte. Woodpeckers . 



Family Caprimulgid^. Night-hawks, Whip-poor-avills, etc. 



Family Micropodidje. Swifts . 



Family Trociiilid.i-:. Humming-birds 



Family Tyrannid^e. Flycatchers 



Family Alaudid/e. Larks 



F'amily Corvid^ 



Subfamily Garrulin^e. Jays and Ma( 

 Subfamily CoRviNiE. Crows and Ravens 



F'amily Icteridte. Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadow Larks, etc 



Family FuiNGiLLiDi*:. Sparrows, Finches, Crossbills, Buntings, etc 



Family Tanagrida:. Tanagers 



Family Hirundinid^e. Swallows 



Family Ampelid^k. Waxwings and Cedar Birds 



Family Laniid^e. Shrikes .... 



Family Vireonid.e. Vireos .... 



