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9. family STLVicoLiDiE : American Warblers 287 



15. Subfamily /S^/$jco/?W ; True Warblers 289 



16. Subfamily Icteriina: Chats 311 



17. Subfamily &#opte^i««.- Ply-catching Warblers 312 



10. Pamily CoeuBBiDa; : Honey Creepers 317 



11. Family Tanagkid,® : Tanagers 317 



IS. Family Hibundinidje : Swallows 319 



15. Family Ampelid* : Chatterers 325 



18. Subfamily Ampelinee: Waxwings 325 



19. Subfamily P^j'^oKfli^jW ; Fly-snappers' 327 



20. Subfamily Myiadestirue ; Fly-catching Thrushes 328 



14- Family ViKEONiD.a) : Vireos, or Greenlets 329 



16. Family LANiiD^a: : Shrikes , 336 



21. Subfamily Laniints : True Shrikes 336 



16. Family FB,iNGrLLrD.a; : Finches, etc 339 



17. Family IcTEEiD.ai : American Starlings ; Blackbirds, etc 399 



22. Subfamily Ageleeiius : Marsh Blackbirds 400 



23. Subfamily Stumellinm: Meadow Starlings 405 



24. Subfamily Icterinee : Orioles . 406 



25. Subfamily Quiscalitue: Crow Blackbirds 410 



18. Family Cobvidje : Crows, Jays, etc. 414 



26. Subfamily Gorvina: Crows 415 



27. Subfamily Oarrmlirue: Jays 419 



19. Family Stubnid.® : Old World Starlings 426 



28. Bvhiaxmij Sturninee : Typical Starlings 426 



a. Suborder PASSERESMESOMYODI, or CLAMATORES: SonglessPasseres . 427 



SO. Family Ttrannid.* : American Flycatchers . . . 428 



29. Subfamily 2^rff»»jW ; True Tyrant Flycatchers 428 



II. Order PICARIiE : Picarian Birds . 444 



3. Suborder CYPSELIFORMES : Cypseliform Birds 447 



21. Family CAPiiiMULGiD.a: : Goatsuckers . . . 447 



30. Subfamily Caprimulgince : True Goatsuckers 448 



S2. Family Cypsblid^ : Swifts .... 455 



31. Subfamily CypselituB: Typical Swifts . 456 



32. Subfamily Cheeturirue: Spine-tail Swifts 457 



S8. Family TBOCHiLiD.a) : Humming-birds 458 



33. Subfamily 7VoffAj/jW .• Humming-birds 458 



4. Suborder CUCULIFORMES : Cuculiform Birds 467 



2Jf. Family TBOGONiD.aE : Trogons 468 



34. Subfamily Trogoninae: Trogons 468 



[ — . Family MomotidjB : Sawbills] 468 



SB. Family ALOEDlNiDiE : Kingfishers 468 



35. Subfamily .iff ^(!«<?«Ka6?« .• Piscivorous Kingfishers 469 



S6. Family CucTJLiD.aB : Cuckoos 470 



36. Subfamily Crotophagina : Anis 471 



37. Subfamily Saurotherime : Ground Cuckoos 473 



38. Subfamily CocoyginrB : American Cuckoos 474 



5. Suborder PICIFORMES : Piriform Birds 476 



(87. Family PiciDiB : Woodpeckers 477 



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