0rdei ' II. PASSERES. 
The third Tribe, 
DEIYTIMOSTRES, or Toothed-billed Birds, 
etn braces a numerous series of birds that have the tip of the upper mandible more or less emarginated 
looked ; the Tarsi vary in length, but are mostly slender, and covered with broad scales ; the Toes 
federally long, with the outer toe more or less united to the middle one at the base. 
ihe first Family, 
LUSCINTDiE, or Warblers, 
'* aVe the P»ill subulate, more or less slender and straight, with the tip of the upper mandible curved and 
^arginated ; the base sometimes broad, but the sides always compressed towards the tip ; the Nostrils 
aSc dj and placed in a membranous groove, with the opening exposed : the Wings more or less long, 
betimes rounded and sometimes pointed : the Tail of various lengths, truncated at the end, or 
, Ur| hed, and sometimes graduated : the Tarsi more or less long, always slender : the Toes varying 
length, with the outer toe more or less united to the middle toe : the Claws curved and acute. 
The fi rs t Subfamily, 
MALURINiE, or Soft-tailed Warblers. 
V e the Bill moderate, more or less slender and straight, with the tip of the upper mandible curved, 
s °tnetimes emarginated ; the sides compressed ; the nostrils basal, and placed in a membranous 
_ i ° Ve > with the opening exposed : the Wings short and rounded : the Tail more or less lengthened, 
lQ unded : the Tarsi generally long and slender: the Toes more or less long, and always slender; 
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outer toe united to the middle one at the base ; the hind toe long, and armed with a strong 
Orthotomus Horsf* 
y ' ' 1 a ther long, straight, and slightly depressed at the base, with the culmen slightly cuived at the 
llle V ^ c h is entire ; the lateral margins straight and inflexed ; the nostrils basal, pierced in a br oad 
i^anous groove, with the opening longitudinal. Wings rather short, and rounded; with the fiist 
* Established by Dr. IlorsfielJ in 1820 {Linn. Trans, xiii. p. l65.). 
