. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . rd primary longest, the first little if any shorter; tail generally square,sometimes rounded, the outer feathers frequently blotched with white,p. 333. Family 13. MotacilUdce.—Wagtailsand Pipits (Fig. 54).No bristles over the nostrils; billslender, much as in the preceding;hind toe-nail much lengthened, aslong as or longer than the toe ; firstthree primaries of equal length,p. 375. Family 14. Troglodytidce. — Thrash- , ERS, Wrens, etc. (Fig. 55).Subfamily Mimince. — Thrashers,Mockingbirds, and Catbirds. Length 800-12-00 ; tarsus scaled ; tail roun
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . rd primary longest, the first little if any shorter; tail generally square,sometimes rounded, the outer feathers frequently blotched with white,p. 333. Family 13. MotacilUdce.—Wagtailsand Pipits (Fig. 54).No bristles over the nostrils; billslender, much as in the preceding;hind toe-nail much lengthened, aslong as or longer than the toe ; firstthree primaries of equal length,p. 375. Family 14. Troglodytidce. — Thrash- , ERS, Wrens, etc. (Fig. 55).Subfamily Mimince. — Thrashers,Mockingbirds, and Catbirds. Length 800-12-00 ; tarsus scaled ; tail rounded, the outer feathers at least half an inch shorter than the middle ones, third to fifth primary longest, the first about half as long, p. Troglodytince.—Wrens. Length 4-00-6-00; bill moderate, the upper mandible slightly curved, no bristles at its base; third to fourth primary longest, first about half as long; tail short and round-ed ; brown or brownish birds with indistinctly barred wings and tail, p. 376. Fig. .
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