. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . Family 5. Icteridce.—Blackbirds, Orioj^es, etc. (Fig. 46).Length 700-1700 ; base of the bill, bcf^ween the nostrils, extending back-ward and dividing the feathers of the forehead; nostrils not concealed bybristles; first three primaries of about equal length; outer tail-feathersgenerally shortest, p. Fig. 47. Family 6. Fringillidae.—^PXR-Rows, Finches, Gros-beaks, etc. (Fig. 47).Length 4-75-9-00, generallyunder 800; bill short, stout,and conical, admirably fit-ted to crush seeds; thirdand fourth primaries gen-erally about the same length,the
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . Family 5. Icteridce.—Blackbirds, Orioj^es, etc. (Fig. 46).Length 700-1700 ; base of the bill, bcf^ween the nostrils, extending back-ward and dividing the feathers of the forehead; nostrils not concealed bybristles; first three primaries of about equal length; outer tail-feathersgenerally shortest, p. Fig. 47. Family 6. Fringillidae.—^PXR-Rows, Finches, Gros-beaks, etc. (Fig. 47).Length 4-75-9-00, generallyunder 800; bill short, stout,and conical, admirably fit-ted to crush seeds; thirdand fourth primaries gen-erally about the same length,the first never more thanhalf an inch shorter thanthe longest, p. 271. Family 7. Tanagridm.—Tanagers (Fig. 48).Length about 700; the males of our species mostly red;bill flnchlike, but less conical, somewhat swollen, theoutline of the upper mandible curved, its sides with aslight but generally evident tooth near the middle;tail-feathers of equal length, p. 316.
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