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BIRDS OF AMERICA. 
FAMILY VIII. SYLVICOLINiE. WOOD-WARBLERS. 
Bill short, or of moderate length, rather slender, somewhat conical, consi- 
derably broader than high at the base, gradually compressed toward the end ; 
upper mandible with its dorsal outline straight until near the end, the point 
very narrow, the notches very slight ; lower mandible with the angle rather 
short and narrow, the dorsal line straight, the edges somewhat involute, the 
tip acute. Head moderate, ovate ; neck short ; body rather slender. Feet 
of moderate length: tarsus longer than the middle toe, slender, much com- 
pressed, with eight anterior scutella, of which the upper are blended ; toes 
rather small, or of moderate size, hind toe proportionally stout, outer adhe- 
rent for a short way at the base ; claws moderate, much compressed, arched, 
acute. Plumage generally soft and blended. Wings of moderate length. 
Tail of moderate length, of twelve feathers. Tongue of moderate length, 
sagittate, tapering. CEsophagus of moderate width, without dilatation ; 
proventriculus bulbiform ; stomach of moderate size, roundish or elliptical, 
moderately muscular, with the muscles distinct ; epithelium dense, longitudi- 
nally rugous ; intestine short, rather wide ; coeca very small ; cloaca oblong. 
Trachea simple, with four pairs of inferior laryngeal muscles. 
Genus.— MYIODIOCTES, And. FLYCATCHING- WARBLER. 
Bill of moderate length, stoutish, straight, considerably broader than high, 
compressed toward the end ; upper mandible with the ridge distinct, the 
dorsal line convex toward the end, the edges sharp and overlapping, with a 
