132 
Fia. 75, 
Family 20. Turdide.— 
THRUSHBS, BLUEBIRDS, 
ete. (Fig. 76). 
Length over 5'50; bill mod- 
erate, the tip of the upper 
mandible notched; tarsus 
smooth, the scales, if any, 
fused and indistinct; tail 
square; wings long and 
pointed, 3°75 or over, third 
primary the longest, the first 
very short, less than one inch 
in length, p. 491. 
KEY TO FAMILIES 
fourth or fifth primary longest, first 
very short, not more than one-third as 
long; tail rather long, dull, ashy gray 
without white blotches, p. 485. 
Family 19. Sylviide.— Kineters and 
GnNaTcaTcHers (Fig. 75). 
Length 3°50-5°00; bill slender, resem- 
bling that of some Warblers, but the 
first primary is very short, only about 
one-third as long as the longest, p. 488. 
Fia. 76. 
