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Nycriperes, Sw. Sparrow Onis 
Size very small. Facial disk 
obsolete. Ears very small. 
Wings very short, rounded. 
Tail moderate, rounded. Tarsi 
of variable length. Middle 
toe lengthened. (fig. 199.) | 
* N. perlatus. W. Af.i.130. t+cunicularia. Bon. Am. O. old ‘ 
Surnia, Dumeril. Hawk Owls. Size large. - | 
and ears small. Facial disk imperfect. Wings long 
Tail considerably lengthened, cuneated, or graduated. 
Flight diurnal. 
S. funeria. Wils. vi. pl. 50. f. 6. 
Orper II. INSESSORES. Perching Birds. 
Tre DENTIROSTRES. : 
Faminry LANIADA. Shrikes. 2 
Bill with a very deep notch, or prominent tooth, at the 
tip of the upper mandible. Claws acute. 
Susram. LANIANZ. True Shrikes. 
Lateral toes equal and free. Claws slender, acute. Bill 
generally short, with the tooth very prominent. 
Lanivus, Linn. Bill very short, stig nose 
* Erroneously named a Scolophilus. 
+ Probably the type of the whole. 
