SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS AND FAMILIES. 
BLUE JAY. 
Family 50. CROWS AND JAYS. CORVIDA. 
Large perching birds, usually twelve inches or more in length; bill stout; nos- 
trils covered by projecting bristles; feet heavy; outer tail-feathers usually shortest; 
fourth to fifth primary longest, first about half as long. 
PURPLE GRACKLE. SS BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 
Family 52. BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, ETC. ICTERIDA. 
Base of bill, between nostrils, extending back and dividing feathers on forehead; 
nostrils not concealed by bristles; first three primaries of equal length. 
REDPCLE. SONG SPARROW. 
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