. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. ' ^'^'>,s^ CATALOGUE. OF BIRDS. Order II. PASSERIFORMES (Cat. B. vol. iii. p. 1). Suborder I. PASSERES (Cat. B. vol. iii. p. 6). Group II. CICHLOMORPH^ (Cat. B. vol. iv. p. 6). Family Si/no^ms of Subfamilies. A. Bill without a notch ; tarsus less than twice the length of the halhix without nail .... !^, p. 1. B. Bill slightl}^ notched ; more than twice and a half the length of the hallux without nail , p. 79. Subfamily PARING. Bill shorter than the rest of the head, generally conical, and without a notch ;

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. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. ' ^'^'>,s^ CATALOGUE. OF BIRDS. Order II. PASSERIFORMES (Cat. B. vol. iii. p. 1). Suborder I. PASSERES (Cat. B. vol. iii. p. 6). Group II. CICHLOMORPH^ (Cat. B. vol. iv. p. 6). Family Si/no^ms of Subfamilies. A. Bill without a notch ; tarsus less than twice the length of the halhix without nail .... !^, p. 1. B. Bill slightl}^ notched ; more than twice and a half the length of the hallux without nail , p. 79. Subfamily PARING. Bill shorter than the rest of the head, generally conical, and without a notch ; lateral or basal; wings rounded, their tip generally formed by the 3rd to 5th primaries; first primary always present, although short; tail varying in length and shape; toes and tarsi comparatively short, the latter being less than double the length of the hallux without nail; outer toes coalesced at the base VOL. VIII. B. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London

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