14. FAMILY OF BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES FAMILY ICTER’IDAE
47. Bobolink Dolicho’nyx oryziv’orus. 48. Cowbird Mol’othrus a’ter. 49. Orchard Oriole Ic’terus spu’rius. 50. Baltimore Oriole Ic’terus gal’bula. 51. Meadowlark Sturnel’la mag’na. 52. Red-winged Blackbird Ageloe’us phoeni’ceus. 53. Purple Grackle Quis’calus quis’cula.
15. FAMILY OF CROWS AND JAYS FAMILY COR’VIDAE
54. American Crow Cor’vus america’nus 55. Blue Jay Cyanocit’ta crista’ta.
SUBORDER OF SONGLESS PERCHING BIRDS SUBORDER CLAMATO’RES
Which have no music-boxes
in their throats, and therefore cannot sing,
though some of them can twitter.
16. FAMILY OF FLYCATCHERS FAMILY TYRAN’NIDAE
56. Kingbird Tyran’nus tyran’nus. 57. Phoebe Sayor’nis phoe’be. 58. Wood Pewee Con’topus vi’rens.
II. ORDER OF PICARIAN BIRDS ORDER PICA’RIAE
Which have their feet fixed in various
ways, but never quite like those
of Perching Birds; though all of them
can perch, none of them can sing.
SUBORDER OF HUMMINGBIRDS SUBORDER TROCH’ILI
Which make a humming sound with their wings when, they fly.
17. FAMILY OF HUMMINGBIRDS FAMILY TROCHIL’IDAE
59. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Troch’ilus col’ubris.
SUBORDER OF LONG-HANDED BIRDS SUBORDER CYP’SELI
Which can fly with great rapidity.
18. FAMILY OF SWIFTS FAMILY MICROPO’DIDAE
60. Chimney Swift Choetu’ra pelag’ica.
SUBORDER OF CORACIAN BIRDS SUBORDER CORA’CIAE
Which are peculiar in many
respects that cannot be understood by
children.
19. FAMILY OF GOATSUCKERS FAMILY CAPRIMUL’GIDAE
61. Nighthawk Chordei’les virginia’nus. 62. Whip-poor-will Antros’lomus vociferus.
SUBORDER OF PICINE BIRDS SUBORDER PI’CI
Which have two toes in front and
two behind, and most of which can
climb.
20. FAMILY OF WOODPECKERS FAMILY PIC’IDAE
63. Downy Woodpecker
Dryob’ates pubes’cens.
64. Red-headed Woodpecker Melaner’pes
erythroceph’alus.
65. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrap’icus
va’rius.
66. Flicker Colap’tes
aura’tus.