style="font-size:15px;"> Caprimulgus vociferus
Plate 82
Goatssuckers
Family V
Cypselinæ. Swifts
Mouth opening to beneath the hind part of the eyes; bill extremely short, very broad at the base, compressed at the end; upper mandible decurved at the point, the edge inflected, with an indistinct sinus. Nostrils basal, approximate, oblong. Head large and depressed; neck short; body rather slender. Feet extremely short; tarsus rounded, destitute of scutella; toes extremely short, the three anterior nearly equal; hind toe very small, and versatile; claws strong, compressed, arched, very acute.
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Plate 158
Swifts
Plumage compact; no bristles at the base of the upper mandible; wings extremely elongated, falciform, the first quill longest; tail of ten feathers. Oesophagus of moderate width, without crop; stomach oblong, moderately muscular, with a dense rugous epithelium; intestine short, and rather wide. No inferior laryngeal muscles. Nest in crevices or holes, or attached to high places. Eggs: elongated, white.
Seaside Sparrow
Ammodramus maritimus
Plate 93
Swallows
Family VI
Hirundinæ. Swallows
Bill very short, much depressed and very broad at the base, compressed toward the tip; upper mandible with the dorsal line convex, the edges overlapping, with a small notch close to the slightly decurved tip. Head broad, depressed; neck very short, body moderate. Feet very short, tarsus very short, anteriorly scutellate; toes of moderate size; first large, all scutellate in their whole length; claws rather strong, compressed, well curved, acute. Plumage soft, blended, glossy.
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Plate 100
Swallows
No bristles at the base of the bill. Wings extremely long, narrow, pointed, somewhat falciform; secondaries very short. Tail generally emarginate, of twelve feathers. Mouth extremely wide; oesophagus rather wide, without crop; stomach elliptical or rounded, muscular, with a dense rugous epithelium. Four pairs of inferior laryngeal muscles. Nest in holes in banks, buildings, or trees, or attached to the surface of these objects. Eggs: from four to six, white, plain, or spotted.
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Plate 22
Swallows
Family VII
Muscicapinæ. Flycatchers
Bill depressed, triangular, compressed at the end, upper mandible notched, lower with the point slightly ascending. Head rather large, depressed; neck short; body rather slender. Feet generally short; tarsus short, slender, with very broad scutella. Toes: four, free; the hind toe not proportionally large; claws arched, compressed, and acute. Plumage soft and blended; wings long, with the first quill generally long, the outer three longest. Tail various.
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Plate 168
Flycatchers
Tongue flattened, sagittate, bristly at the tip, oesophagus wide, without crop; stomach elliptical, moderately muscular, with the lateral muscles distinct, the epithelium thin, dense, longitudinally rugous; intestine short. Trachea simple, inferior laryngeal muscles, forming on each side a large pad, but not divisible into several portions as in the singing birds. Nests regularly formed, cup-shaped. Eggs from four to six.
Say’s Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Plate 359
Flycatchers
Family VIII
Sylvicolinæ. Wood Warblers
Bill short or of moderate length, rather slender and conical, considerably broader than high at the base, gradually compressed toward the end. Upper mandible with its dorsal outline straight until near the end, the point very narrow, the notches very slight. Lower mandible with the angle rather short and narrow, the dorsal line straight, the edges somewhat involute, the tip acute.
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
Plate 5
Wood Warblers
Head moderate, ovate; neck short; body rather slender. Feet of moderate length; tarsus longer than the middle toe, slender, much compressed, with eight anterior scutella, of which the upper are blended; toes rather small, or of moderate size, bind toe proportionally stout, outer adherent for a short way at the base; claws moderate, much compressed, arched, acute. Plumage generally soft and blended. Wings of moderate length.
Northern Paula
Parula americana
Plate 15
Wood Warblers
Tail of moderate length, of twelve feathers. Tongue of moderate length, sagittate, tapering. Oesophagus of moderate width, without dilatation, proventriculus bulbiform; stomach of moderate size, rounded or elliptical, moderately muscular, with the muscles distinct; epithelium dense, longitudinally rugous; intestine short, rather wide. Trachea simple; with four pairs of inferior laryngeal muscles.
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Plate 9
Wood Warblers
Family IX
Certhianæ.
