. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Family FALCONID/C. Hawks, Eagles, etc. See page 161. Eyes, surrouuded byradiated disk of feathers;plumage, soft; bill,booked; toes, armed withlaions. (a) Middle toe nail witli comh-like cdgf. Family STRIGID/E. Barn Owls. See page 181. {h) Middle toe without comb-like edge. Family BUBONID/C. Horned Owls, Hoot Owls. See page 18G. Toes, four, t\\o in front and two behind (zygodactyle); tailfeathers, stiff and pointed. Family PICID/E. Woodpeckers. See i)age ■\ ^^- J, i i A •• ^J^ ^ n -i % ,3^^ >M\ Plu
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Family FALCONID/C. Hawks, Eagles, etc. See page 161. Eyes, surrouuded byradiated disk of feathers;plumage, soft; bill,booked; toes, armed withlaions. (a) Middle toe nail witli comh-like cdgf. Family STRIGID/E. Barn Owls. See page 181. {h) Middle toe without comb-like edge. Family BUBONID/C. Horned Owls, Hoot Owls. See page 18G. Toes, four, t\\o in front and two behind (zygodactyle); tailfeathers, stiff and pointed. Family PICID/E. Woodpeckers. See i)age ■\ ^^- J, i i A •• ^J^ ^ n -i % ,3^^ >M\ Plumage, glossy black; first primary, much sliorter thansecond, not exceeding lialf as long as third; fourth, or fifth primai-y, longest; bill, stout and strong; the nostrils, concealed by coarse,^ hair-like feathers; outer tail feathers, shorter than middle feathers. Family CORVIDi*. Crows and !.* See page 201. FAMILY TETRAOXID^. — GROUSE, TARTRIDGES, QUAILS, ETC. 149 LAND BIRDS. KEY TO THE SPECIES. FAMILY TETRAONID/E. Grouse, Partridges, Quails, etc. Toes, four, the hind toe elevated above the rest; bill,^ ^^ rather short and stout; wing, short and somewhat rounded,j^^, the outer primaries curved ; wing, less than 12 inches long. Group 1. Wing, less than 5 inches long.
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