. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. TERETRI8TI3. 237 B. Wings rounded; the Ist quill shorter than in the preceding section, always less tlian the 5th. 1. Bill much depressed, and widened at base. Culmea and commissure quite straight to near the tip. a. mil attenuated towards the end ; lateral outlines straight or concave. Tail decidedly longer than the wings. Second quill as long as 6th. Rictal bristles reaching nearly to tip of bill, which from gape is rather less than the length of skull. Tail considerably grad- uated (.50), the
. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. TERETRI8TI3. 237 B. Wings rounded; the Ist quill shorter than in the preceding section, always less tlian the 5th. 1. Bill much depressed, and widened at base. Culmea and commissure quite straight to near the tip. a. mil attenuated towards the end ; lateral outlines straight or concave. Tail decidedly longer than the wings. Second quill as long as 6th. Rictal bristles reaching nearly to tip of bill, which from gape is rather less than the length of skull. Tail considerably grad- uated (.50), the feathers soft, broad; the outer web of outer feather wide, nearly even, and about one-third the width of inner. A rufous patch on vertex . Myioborits, Rictal bristles reaching a little beyond mid- dle of bill, which is elongated, and from gape about equal to length of skull. Tail moderately rounded, the feathers firm; the outer web of outer feather not more than one-fourth the width of inner. A yellow stripe on vertex . Eathhjpis. h. Bill broad towards the end ; lateral outlines ob- ,. , like Todirostrum. Tail very little longer than the wings. Second quill much shorter than 6th. Rictal bristles extending just beyond nos- trils. Tail graduated, the feathers nar- row, pointed. Outer webs narrow . Myiothlypis. 2. Bill pointed, depressed, and mo^'e or less wide at base, but deep, and the culmeu gently curved from the base. a. Tail nearly even, the feathers narrow, about equal to or very little longer than the lengthened ;i» ,. wings (Ist quill about equal to the 7th). Bill thickened, and broad at base. Rictal bristles lengthened. Tarsi short. Vertex with two black stripes inclosing a median one of a yel- low, orange, or ashy color .... Basileuterus. b. Tail decidedly longer than the abbreviated wings (Ist quill not longer than 9th), much grad- uated, the feathers narrow. Bill rather nar- row, scantily bristled. Tarsi long. Top of the head chestnut Idiotes. c. Tail about equ
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