. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 412 NOIiTIl mRDfl. Family LANIIDJE. - Tiik SirniKKs. CnAH Dill very pouo,Ihl, strong, «,„1 , tip .looply otdH.,1, aiRl with a l„. the- notcl,; l,„th nm„,lil,l,.s,listinctlv not,.l' ho uppc-r , « . tontl, l,..|,i,„l, tho lower witl. tlu- point bent np. 'IWsi longer "^•" the „„,l,lk. t,u, . s,.nt,.|l,Ue. Prinmries ten; lirst half the , or .^.ortcr ,o,...as,onaliy wantin;,
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 412 NOIiTIl mRDfl. Family LANIIDJE. - Tiik SirniKKs. CnAH Dill very pouo,Ihl, strong, «,„1 , tip .looply otdH.,1, aiRl with a l„. the- notcl,; l,„th nm„,lil,l,.s,listinctlv not,.l' ho uppc-r , « . tontl, l,..|,i,„l, tho lower witl. tlu- point bent np. 'IWsi longer "^•" the „„,l,lk. t,u, . s,.nt,.|l,Ue. Prinmries ten; lirst half the , or .^.ortcr ,o,...as,onaliy wantin;,;. Wn,^, short, ronn,le,l; tail long niueh fellies of tarsi with the plates divided on the outside. Of this family only a sinyle yenus is known in North America. COLLURIO, Viouiw. Co!h,no, \ Hions, Vr. Z,„A. .S,„.. is;,], 42. ('!>., ,:rn,l,i,o,; L.) , Al-<T. (not ef , w1,„ tv]..' Ih /.. aM„h,s) Vn/hn-in, O. It. OiiAY. liAii!!., Birds N. Am. 1858, 323 GeX. ClIAIt. longer the reathers of stilfened ; base of bill; including , covered by lirislly leathers directed ibrward. Bill shorter than the head, much com- pressed, and very powerful. Cnlinen decurved liom base, the n idible ub- rupliy bent down in a powerful liook with an acute lobe near the tip. Tip of lower inamlible lient upwards in a liook ; the very convex. Rie- tus with long bristles. Legs stout; the tarsi rather .«hort, and longer than the middle toe; the lateral equal; the daws all very sharp and much curved. Wings rounded; the first primary about half the second, wliidi is equal to the .sixth or .seventh. Tail. Cbllurin fxniMtoroirlfs. wings, much graduated, the feathers I'.road. Bitt few . of this yenus helong to America, and these are confined to the northern portion. For the purjiose of more retulily identifyin-^ the spe- cies we present a hrief dia,,nosis, and then furnish .Icscnptions of a
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