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9. Pamily Sylvicolid^e ; American Warblers 287 



15. Subfamily <Sy/ojco/i«rt? .■ True Warblers 28!) 



16. Subfamily Icteriiiue: Cliats yil 



17. Subfamily Sdophagin.(e : Ely-catoliiiig Warblers 312 



10. Family Ccbrebid/E : Honey Creepers 317 



11. Family Tanagrid* : Tauagors 317 



12. Family Hirundinid^ : Swallows 319 



13. Family Ampelid^e : Chatterers 3'2.5 



18. Subfamily Ampeliiue: Waxwings 32.5 



19. Subfamily P^«7o^o;;<?;'8W .• Fly-snappers 327 



20. ^\jhismAj Mi/iadestinis : Fly-catoliiug Thrushes 328 



H Family Vireonid^ : Yireos, or Greenlets 329 



15 Family Laniid^e : Shrikes 330 



21. Subfamily i(7;«Y«(? ; True Shrikes 336 



16. Family Fringillid.e ; Finches, etc 339 



17. Family Icierid^ : American Starlings ; Blackbirds, etc 399 



22. Subfamily y/;/ete;«<j.- Marsh Blackbirds 100 



23. Subfamily SlnrnMiiue : Meadow Starlings 40.5 



24. Subfamily Jcten»« ; Orioles 100 



25. Subfamily Quiscaliiiee : Crow Blackbirds 410 



18. Family CorviDjE : Crows, Jays, etc 414 



26. Subfamily Corvinm : Crows 415 



27. Subfamily Garruliiim : Jays 419 



19. Family Sturnid^e : Old World Stariings 426 



28. Subfamily (Sfarawa; .■ Typical Starlings 426 



3. Suborder PASSERESMESOMYODI, or CLAMATORES; Sougless Passe res . 427 



20. Family Tyrannid.e : American Flycatchers 428 



29. Subfamily :7yrcK«2«« ; True Tyrant Flycatcbers 428 



II. Order PICARLa: : Picarian Birds 444 



3. Suborder CYPSELIFORMES : Cypseliform Birds 447 



21. Family Caprimulgid^ : Goatsuckers 447 



30. Subfamily Caprinmlgincs : True Goatsuckers 448 



22. Family Cypselid^ : Swifts 455 



31. Subfamily Cypselina : Typical Swifts 456 



33. Subfamily Chceturince : Spine-tail SM'ifts 457 



23. Family TrochiliDjE : Humming-birds 458 



33. Subfamily ?Voc/ii7j>« .- Humming-birds 458 



4. Suborder CUCULIFORMES : Cuculiform Birds 467 



21f. Family Trogonidje : Trogons 468 



34. Subfamily Trogonina : Trogons 468 



[ — . Family Momotid^ : Sawbills] 468 



25. Family Alcedinid^ : Kingfishers 468 



35. Suhhmilj Alcedimda; : Piscivorous Kingfishers 469 



26. Family Ctjctjlid^ : Cuckoos 470 



36. Subfamily Crotophagince : Aiiis 471 



37- Subfamily SaurotheriTUie : Ground Cuckoos 473 



38. Subfamily Coccygina : American Cuckoos 474 



5. Suborder PICIFORMES : Piciform Birds 476 



2n. Family Picid^ : Woodpeckers 477 



