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Long-eared O. (S, otus) . . . . . vi. 73 



Barred O. (aS. nebulosd) . . . . . iv. 61 



Mottled O. (aS. navict) ..... iii. 17 



Barn O. {S. flammed) . . . . . . vi. 57 



Little O. (S. passerind) . • • • . iv. 66 



Hawk O. {S, Hudsonid) . . . . . vi. 64 



Short-eared O. {S. brachyotos) . . . . iv. 64 



Red O. {S. Asid) v. 83 



SHRIKES, OR BUTCHER BIRDS. 



Bill straightish, with a tooth on each mandible near 

 the end; upper one overhanging the lower at the extre- 

 mity; nostrils covered with stiff bristles. 



Great American Shrike, (^Lanius excubitor) . . i. 74 

 Loggerhead S. (i. Carolinensis) . . . iii. 57 



PARROT. 



Bill hooked; upper mandible moveable, mostly co- 

 vered with a cere; nostrils rounded, placed in the base 

 of the bill; tongue fleshy, obtuse, entire; feet climbers. 



Carolina Parrot, {Psittacus Carolinensis) . . iii. 89 



CROWS. 



Bill convex, sharp-edged; nostrils covered with se- 

 taceous recumbent feathers; tongue cartilaginous, bifid; 

 feet walkers. 



Raven, (Corvus corax) . . . . . 

 Common Crow, (C. corone) . . . . . iv. 79 

 Crested C. or Blue Jay, (C. cristatus) . . . i. 11 

 C^imiAsi i^Lj^ {C, Canadensis) . . • • iii- 33 



