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COMPENDIUM OF GENERIC DISTINCTIONS. 



Lophornis.— Bill short, slender, straight, and sharp: 



Seek ; ...-:. ; with fau-like plumes. Tail 



Hah ■ i Brazil. 



P Bill long, sli ndi r, almost, if n..>t 



i lit straight. Ear-ci \ erts i . uetallic 



feal - -' - m ek. Wings large. Tails 



squared. Habitat — Mexico. 



Trtph-ena. — Bill long and awl-shapi \ t large. 



Wings rather small. In male, tail long, forked to upper tail- 



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. Cometes. — Bill long, cylindrical, boldly curved down- 



•■ ards. Tail very long, very deeply forked, fi athers long, wide, 



and squared at ends, I are. Habitat — Peru and Bolivia. 



Calothorax. — Bill long and curved, base broad, 



I with plumes; uostrils concealed by plumes. Wi igs 



moderate, first quill longest. Tail long. Tarsi slender, partly 



Outei toe shorter than inner. Habitat — Central 

 Ami r 



Ctxaxthts. -Bill straight. Tail very deeply forked, 

 tlii- two exteri r i tbers being broad, - , . n I, an 1 twice the 

 length of the second pair. The remainder are laneet-s! 

 and rapidly graduated to the central, which are verj 

 ■ it— Peru, S mta 1": ue B _ ta. 



ri. — Bill much curved upward in front. Tail 

 short. Wings .. di rate. 



Heliothrix.— Bill very slightli n-i Ige- 



shaped; nostrils hidden by plumes. Wings long, largely 

 feathered. Feet very small. Habitat — Brazil, Guiana. 



Orthorhvxcuts. — Bill short and straight. Hi-ad 

 with large loose tuft forming a long peak. Ini I ides I ephale- 

 pis. Habitat— Brazil, ic. 



( ik. -ui rochiu s.— Bill slightly curved; nostrils in 

 to groove, concealed by projecting plumes. Wings, first 

 quill longest. Tail long and round 1 - . 



plumed. Toes free. Habitat— South America. 



Mellisi ga. — Bill straight; nostrils hidden by p] 

 \\ ings, first quill longest. Tail long. 1 Exterior 



uited to middle at base; outer toe longer than inner. 

 II • it— New World. 



I . ■ i. CERTHID.E.— B.ll long, arched; nostrils small and 

 with membrano i- scale. Wings, tail, tarsi, and toes exti 

 \ aried. 



Furnarinae. —Toes long, outer longer than inner. 



se to mid lie toe. 



FtTRXARirs.— Nostrils oval, covered with plumes of 



I Wii _- [mils _: . iti 1 to fourth and fifth, which 



a -:. Tail moderate, rather squared. Tarsi rather long; 



ti - modi rate. Habitat South Ann rica. 



Certhins.— T"i'- very long and delicate, outer 

 toe longer than inner, and joined to middle joint beyon 



r toe ' - : ir as first joint; hmd toe very long 



an.! slender; claws loll" .. ri d. 



C'erthi v. — Bill curved, nostrils Innate, partly covered 



with membranous scale. Wings, first quill short, fourth and 



[ual and lou< 1 . _ luated, tips of feathers 



nd stiff. Tarsi -hurt and slender. Habitat Europe, 



A and North A rica. 



1: iroma. Bill slightly curved, nostrils 

 membra - "•' long and rounded, quills as in Cer- 



thia. Tail si t, tips of feathers soft. Habitat— Europe and 

 Asia. 



- -family. Dendrocolaptinse.— Bill van.ui-: nostrils small 

 and exposed. Tail, shaft of each feather projecting beyond web. 

 Dexdrotcilaptis Xiphorhtxcbxs . — Bill much 

 curved, broad at base, then compressed to tip, nostrils oval. 

 \\ ugs, ' iiirth quill longest. Tarsi short and strong, broad 

 scaled. < inter toe I mgi i t tan inner, and united to middle toe. 

 Habitat -South A m 



Sittinae. — (Inter toe longer than inner, and 

 unite'', as i first joint I the middle toe. 



Sitta. — Bill straight, nostrils in broad groove. 

 V> rir?t quill very short, third and fourth longest. Tail 



nd broad. Tarsi strong; hind toe larger than middle. 

 II tat — Europe and North America. 



Si -family. Menuriase. — Bill long and slender; nostrils with 

 horni scale or membrane. Wings short and round. Outer toe 

 li . _ . than inner, hind toe long. 



Genus. Mexcra. — Bill strong and broad; nostrils in broad 

 triangular groi ve. Wings, >ixth and ninth quills longest. Tail 

 very long, in males lyre-shaped. Tarsi rather long, broadly 

 sealed in front; claws long, powerful, and blunt. Habitat — - 

 Australia. t. 



Genus. Troglodytes —Bill straight; nostrils in a groove, 

 protected by membrane. Wings, fourth to sixth quills longest. 



I ort and round. Tarsi rather short, broadly sealed in 

 front. Toes long and slender. Habitat — Europe, Asia, and 

 America. 



Tn ■. VEXTIROSTBES.— Tip of upper mandible slightly 

 toothed and hooked. Outer toe united to centre toe at base. 



. LUSCINID-S:.— Bill sharp, slender, straight, sides 

 i ssed towards tip. Wings rather long. Tarsi 

 slender. 



•';i. Maluruise. — Nostrils open, in membranous groove. 

 Tail long and di II nd toe with strong claw. 



Orthotomus. — Bill slightly flattened at base; nostrils 

 with longitudinal opening. Wings, fourth to eighth quills 

 longest. Tail graduated, feather- narrow. Tarsi with single 

 scale in front. Outer toe longer than inner. Habitat — India 

 and Archipel >go. 



Genus. DrvmoiCa. — Bill short, with short bristles at base; 

 nostrils with semi-lunar opening, partly covered by a scale. 



II fourth and fifth quills longest. Tail long, broad and 

 rounded. Tarsi broadly scaled in front. Habitat — Africa, 

 Southern Eur.]"'. Ind ad Australia. 



Genu*. STiPiTtP.rs. — Bill with long bristles at base; nostrils 

 al opening. Wings, fourth to sixth quills longest. Tail 



.. i graduated, six long slender shafts with filamentous 

 ... I h large scale in front. Habitat — Australia. 



S'u -family. Lnscininse. — Bill slender and straight; nostrils in 

 ranous groove. Wings and tail moderate. Tarsi slender 

 and scaled. Toe- long and slender, claws sharp. 



sii.'ii. — Bill with few weak bristles at base; nostrils 

 in broad short p ove, with partly semi-lunar opening. Wings, 

 first quill very short, third and fourth longest. Outer toe united 

 at base to middle: hind toe with strong claw. Habitat — Old 

 World. 



Genus. LfscixiA.— Bill short, no bristles; nostrils with 

 rounded opening. W ii gs, third quill longest. Tarsi with one 

 long sci b n fri nt. 11 ibitat -( >hl World. 



C'alaMODTTA. — Bill small, sometimes with very weak 

 bristles; nostrils with oval opening. Wings, rir.-t quill very 

 short, third and fourth longest. Tarsi with broad scales in 

 front. Habitat— Old World. 



Regllcs, — Bill small, broad at base: nostrils semi- 

 lunar, covered with membranous scale. Wings, first quill very 

 short, fourth and fifth longest. Tail very slighly forked. Tarsi 

 with one long scale in front. 

 America. 



I. Erythacinae. — Bil 

 base. Wings and tail various. 

 gle scale. Toe- moderate. 



Saxicola. — Bill rather flat at base, nostrils in mem- 

 branous groove, opening rounded. Wings long, third and fourth 

 quills longest. Tail even, (biter toe longer than inner. Habi- 

 tat -Most parts of world. 



PRATrxcOLA. — Bill with short bristles, nostrils with 

 rounded opening, nearly hidden by plumes of forehead. Wings 

 I p il round, fourth and fifth quills longest. Tail short and 

 broad. ( inter toe longer than inner. Habitat— did World. 



Habitat — Europe, Asia, and 



with tip entire, bristles at 

 Tarsi, long, slender, with sin- 



