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of the appearance of this, “‘the first fossil passerine bird discovered 
in North America,” although, as Dr. Allen remarks, “birds of this 
group have been known for many years from the Tertiary deposits 
Fic. 7.—Bird’s feather. Fresh-water chalk deposits. Gdnécz. (Vogelfeder- 
abdruck in diluvialem Stisswasser-Kalkstein, Ganécz |Kom. Szepes].) Natural size. 
By the author after Koloman Lambrecht. 
of Europe,’ I must believe that his figures of it, herewith repro- 
duced, will be found to be useful. 
