VI BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Group 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 

 G-Roup 5. Birds having wings over 9.50 inches long 

 Key to the species of Land Birds of Eastern North America 

 Family Tetraonidai. Grouse, Quail, etc. 

 Family Phasianidye. Turkeys, etc. 



Subfamily. Meleagrin^e 

 Family Columbid^.. Pigeons and Doves . 

 Family C-ATHARTiDiE. American Vultures 

 Family Falconid^. Hawks, Falcons, Eagles, etc. 

 Family Strigid^e. Owls . 

 Family Psittacida';. Parrots . 

 Family Cuculid^e. Cuckoos 

 Family Alcedinid^. Kingfishers 

 Family Picid^e. Woodpeckers . 

 Family' Caprimulgid^e. Night-hawks 

 Family MiCEOPODioiE. Swifts . 

 Family Trochilidj';. Humming-birds 

 Family Tyrannidve. Flycatchers 

 Family Alaudidye. Larks 

 Family' Corvid^e 



Subfamily Gakrulina;. Jays and Magpies 



Subfamily Corvin.e. Crows and Ravens 

 Family IcTERiDiE. Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadow Larks, etc 

 Family Fringillida-;. Sparrows, Finches, Crossbills, Buntings, etc 

 Family Tanagrid/e. Tanageks 

 Family Hirundinid^. Swallows 

 P'asiily Asipelid^e. Waxwings and Cedar Birds 

 Family Laniidte. Shrikes .... 



Family Virkonida:. Vireos .... 



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