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AVES. 



Genus Lanius. Shrike. 



Beak very much compressed, and more or less bent towards 

 the end. Toes entirely free. An ardent and courageous 

 temper, which urges them to contests where they frequently 

 expire in the clutches of a dying enemy. 



Genus Muscicapa, Lin. Fly-Catcher. 



Beak depressed horizontally; more or less curved and 

 notched at the point, and furnished with hairs at the base. 



Genus Ampelis, Lin. Crown-Bird. 



Beak short, depressed, wide and slightly arched. A brilliant 

 plumage generally decks these timid and taciturn birds ; they 

 inhabit the warm regions of America. 



Genus Tanagra, Lin. Tanager. 



Beak conical, triangular at base and notched, with the 

 ridge arched. Wings short. They inhabit America, and 

 are remarkable for the brilliancy of their colours. 



Genus Turdus, Lin. Thrush. 



Beak compressed and arcuated, but without the crook at 

 the point, which is also less strongly indented than in the 

 Shrikes. Two subgenera, the Thrush proper and the Spotted 

 Thrush. The former has its colour uniform or distributed in 

 large masses ; the latter has the plumage speckled with black 

 and brown. 



Genus Oriolus, Lin. Orioles. 



Beak like the thrush, but somewhat stronger; feet shorter; 

 wings a little longer. 



Genus Cinclus, Bechst. Water-Thrush. 



Beak compressed and straight, with mandibles of an equal 

 height, nearly linear, and growing sharp towards the point, 

 the upper one hardly arcuated. 



Genus Mjenura. Lyra. 



Beak slightly compressed and notched; nails obtuse and 

 long like fingers ; males have a long tail with plumes in the 

 form of a lyre. 



Genus Motacilla. Warbler. 



Beak straight, fine, and resembling a bodkin. Three re- 

 markable subgenera; the Fauvettes with the beak straight and 



