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Synopsis of the Birds 
Family Sericati. 
Genus 12. Bombycilla. 
Family Chelidones. 
13. Caprimulgus. Fore toes connected by a mem" 
brane ; hind toe versatile : tail of ten feathers. 
14. Cypselus. Toes divided; hind toe versatile : tail 
of ten feathers. 
15. Hirundo. Hind toe not versatile : tail of twelve 
feathers. 
Family Canori. 
16. Muscicapa. Bill depressed, notched, with basal 
bristles. 
17. Icteria. Bill robust, compressed, curved, entire. 
18. Vireo. Bill compressed, notched, with basal 
bristles. 
19. Lanius. Bill curved, with a sharp tooth each side 
near the tip. 
20. Myiothera. Bill, at base higher than broad, notch- 
ed : tarsi elongated. 
21. Turdus. Bill rounded-cultrate, at base broader 
than high. 
22. Sylvia. Bill subulate, at base higher than broad. 
23. Saxicola. Bill deeply cleft, subulate, at base 
broader than high and carinated. 
24. Anthus. Bill subulate, notched: hind nail long, 
straightish : two of the scapularies as long as 
the primaries. 
25. Regulus Bill short, subulate, notched, covered at 
base by a small, rigid, decompound, incuni" 
bent feather. 
26. Troglodytes Bill rather elongated, very slender, 
curved, entire. 
Family Tenuirostres- 
27. Certhia. Bill curved : tail feathers rigid, pointed . 
