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, Eagles, 



Order Raptores — Birds of Prey 



Family Cathartidse — American Vultures . 

 II Faleonidse — Vultures, Falcons, Hawks, 



11 Strigidae — Barn Owls . 



M Bubonidas — -Horned Owls, etc. 

 Order Coccyges— Cuckoos, etc. 



Family Cuculidse— Cuckoos, etc. 



II Alcedinidse — Kingfishers 

 Order Pici — Woodpeckers 



Family Picidse — Woodpeckers . 

 Order Macrochires — Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc. 

 Family Caprimulgidse — Goatsuckers, etc. 



u Micropodidse — Swifts . 



II Trochilidse — Hummingbirds 

 Order Passeres — Perching Birds 



Family Tyrannidse — Tyrant Flycatchers . 



n Alaudidse — Larks 



II Corvidse — Crows, Jays, Magpies, etc. 



II Icteridae — Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. 



II Fringillidse — Finches, Sparrows, etc. 



II Tanagridse — Tanagers . 



II Hirundinidse — Swallows 



II Ampelidse — Waxwings 



II Laniidse — Shrikes 



II Vireonidse — Vireos 



II Mniotiltidse — Wood- Warblers 



II Motacillidse — Wagtails 



II TroglodytidsB — Wrens, Thrashers, etc. 



II Certhiidse — Creepers . 



II Paridse — Nuthatches and Tits 



n SylviidsB— Warblers, Kinglets and Gnatcatchers 



II TurdidsB— Thrushes and BluelJirds 



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