Subfamily Sittina
- NUTHATCHES.
Bill rather long and slender, the end of the lower mandible slanting slightly upward; wings long and pointed, the third or fourth primary the longest, the first very small, not an inch in length; tail short and square, the outer feathers blotched with white, p. 386.
Subfamily Parina.-TITMICE.
Length 4.50-6.50; bill short, stout, and rounded, less than half an inch in length; fourth or fifth primary longest, first very short, not more than one third as long; tail rather long, dull ashy gray without white blotches, p. 389. 17 b FIG. 57. b a a b Family 17. Sylviidæ. KINGLETS and GNATCATCHERS (Fig. 58).
Length 3-50-5.00; bill slender, resembling that of some Warblers, but the first primary is very short, only about one third as long as the longest, p. 391.
Family 18.
FIG. 58.
Turdidæ. - THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, etc. (Fig. 59).
Length over 5.50; bill moderate, the tip of the upper mandible notched; tarsus smooth, the scales, if any, fused and indistinct; tail square: wings long and pointed, 3-75 or over, third primary the longest, the first very short, less than one inch in length, p. 394. a b b FIG. 59.
GREBES.