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Peckers (Buphaga) — Glossy Starlings and Grackles (Eulabetidce) — African Glossy 

 Starlings (Lamprotomis and Lamprocolius) — Grackles or Hill Mynas (Eulahes) — Asiatic 

 Glossy Starlings (Calornis) — Drongos (Dicruridce) — Orioles (Oriolidce) — Cassiqnes and 

 Hangnests (Ideridce) — Cassiqnes (Ostinops and Gassicus) — True Hangnests (Icterus) — 

 Rice-Birds (Dolichonyx) — Cow-Birds (Molothrus) — Red-Shouldered Starling (Agelceus) 

 — Troupials (Quiscalus) — Weaver-Birds (Ploceidcc) — Ox-Birds (Textor) — White-Headed 

 Weaver (Dinemellia) — True Weaver-Birds (Ploceus) — Masked Weaver (Hyphantomis) — 

 Paradise Whydah Birds (Vidua) — Bishop- Birds (Pyromelana) — Sociable Weavers 

 (Philceterus) — Cut- Throat Weaver -Finches (Amadina) — Munias (Munia) — Blood 

 Weaver-Finches (Estrilda) — Tanagers (Tanagridce) — Violet Tanager (Euphonia) — 

 Scarlet Tanagers (Pyranga) — White - Capped Tanager (Stephanophorus) — Honey- 

 Creeper (Ccerebiclce) — West Indian Honey-Creepers (Certhiola) — Banana-Quit, . . 305 



CHAPTER III. — Perching-Birds, — continued. 



Finches (Fringillidce) — Grosbeak Group (Coccothraustince) — Greenfinches (Ligurinus)— Haw- 

 finches (Coccothraustes) — Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Hcdymeles)— Red Cardinals (Gardin- 

 alis) — True Finches (Fringillincc) — Chaffinches (Fringilla) — Siskins (Chrysomitris) — 

 Linnets (Linaria) — Snow-Finches (Montifringilla) — Desert Finches (Erythrospiza) — 

 Rock-Sparrows (Petronia) — True Sparrows (Passer) — Serin Finches (Serinus) — Canary 

 Rose-Finches (Garpodacus) — Bullfinches (Pyrrhula) — Pine - Grosbeak (Pinicola) — 

 Crossbills (Loxia) — Laysan Finch (Telespiza) — The Buntings (Emberizina>) — Snow- 

 Bunting (Plectrophenax)— Lapland Bunting (Galcarius) — Typical Group (Ember iza) — 

 Reed Bunting — Common Bunting — Black-Headed Bunting — Yellow-Breasted Bunting 

 — Yellow Bunting — Cirl Bunting — Ortolan Bunting — Meadow Bunting — Allied 

 Genera, ........... 377 



CHAPTER IV.— Perching-Birds,— continued. 



The Larks (Alaudidce) — Skylarks (Alauda) — Woodlark (Lullula) — Crested Larks (Galerita) — 

 Desert -Lark (Alcemon) — Short-Toed Larks (Calandrella) — Calandra Larks (Melano- 

 corypha) — Horned Larks (Otocorys) — The Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidce) — Wagtails 

 (Motacilla) — White Wagtail — Yellow-Headed, Grey, Blue-Headed, and Cape Wagtails — 

 Pipits (Anthus) — True Pipit — Meadow Pipit — Richard's Pipit — Tawny Pipit — The 

 Creepers (Gerihiidce) — Wall Creeper (Ticlwdroma) — Australian Straight-Claws (Or- 

 thonyx) — The Nuthatches (Sittidre) — The Honey-Eaters (Meliphagidcc) — Parson-Bird 

 (Prosthemadera) — Stitch-Bird (Pogonornis) — White-Eyes (Zosterops) — The Sun-Birds 

 (Nectar iniidai) — Typical Group (Nectarinia) — The Honey-Peckers (Dicceidce) — The Tits 

 (Pandas) — True Tits (Parus) — Crested Tits (Lophophanes) — Long- Tailed Tits (Acredula) 

 — Bearded Tits (Panurus) — New Zealand Creepers (Certhiparus) — Allied Types — The 

 Shrikes (Laniidce)— Shrike Tits (Falcunculus) — True Shrikes (Lanius)— Great Grey, 

 Lesser Grey, Red-Backed, Woodchat, Masked and Hooded Shrikes— Minivets (Peri- 

 crocotus)— Other Genera— The Waxwings (Ampelida-)— Cedar Bird, . . . 417 



CHAPTER V— Perching-Birds,— continued. 



The Thrushes and Warblers (Turdidcc)— True Thrushes (Tm^hs)— Missel-Thrush— Song- 

 Thrush— Redwing— Fieldfare~Blackl)irds(MeTOfe)—Rock-Tliruslies(J/ ( ),///r< ) /rt)— Blue- 

 Birds (.SV^/w)— Chats(X(M/ro/^)— Wheatear-Blackchat— Whinchat— Stonechat- Fork- 

 Tails (Henicurus)— Redstarts (Ruticilla)— Black Redstart— Blue-Throated Warbler 

 (/w.'////r^(r^)— P,.,lhreast— Rubythroat— Nightingales— New Zealand Robins (Miro)— 

 Dhyal Birds (Gopsychus)— Shamas (Gittocincla)— Grey Warbler (Grn/gone)— True 

 Warblers (Sidria)^- Whitethroats — Subalpine, Spectacled, Sardinian, Orphean, and 



