. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ^ white; tail feathers, withsharp spines, or points formed 1)y theshafts of the feathers, extending beyondthe webs. The swifts belong to theFamih^ Micropodidoe and are widely sepa-rated generically from the swallows; butpersons unfamiliar with birds might lookfor them under the same family. Chimney Swift. CluMura No. 340. FAMILY AMPELIJ).!:. — AVAXWINGS AND CEDAlt lURDS. 20** FAMILY AMPELID^, Waxwings and Cedar Birds. Bill, without notch ; head, with crest; primaries, ten; tarsus, shorterthan


. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ^ white; tail feathers, withsharp spines, or points formed 1)y theshafts of the feathers, extending beyondthe webs. The swifts belong to theFamih^ Micropodidoe and are widely sepa-rated generically from the swallows; butpersons unfamiliar with birds might lookfor them under the same family. Chimney Swift. CluMura No. 340. FAMILY AMPELIJ).!:. — AVAXWINGS AND CEDAlt lURDS. 20** FAMILY AMPELID^, Waxwings and Cedar Birds. Bill, without notch ; head, with crest; primaries, ten; tarsus, shorterthan middle toe and claw; a black stripe from forehead through the eye;inner primaries and tail feathers, often tipped with little hard red bits, likeminute drops of sealing Cedar Bird.


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