--YELLOW-BIRD. COrrithr, Or crows. SCC CORVIILE, CROW, MAGPIE, ROOK, UMBRELLA BIRD. Sturnidce, or starlings (q.v.). See also BOWER-BIRD, 'GRAKI,E, and TROOPIAL. Par adisaidre (q.v.) or birds of paradise (q.v.). See also PLUME-BIRD. Bueeridce. See Ilornbill_ (sometimes placed with corvidce). The dentirostres contain the following families: Sylriache (q.v.), or warblers (q.v.). See also BECCAFICO, BECCAMOSCIHNO, BLACK-CAP. GOLDEN-CRESTED 'WREN, HEDGE-SPARROW, NIGHTINGALE, TITMOUSE, TAILOR TRIM, WHITE-THROAT. AlIttscicapiclace (colopteridcr) Or fly-catcher family. See KING-BIRD, FLY CATCHER, and INsEcTrvonous BIDS. Lanidee, or shrikes (q.v.). .See also BARITAIL BUTCHER-BIRD, VIREO OR GREENLET, and WOODCHAT. Turdidte or Mervlidte (q.v.), or thrashes (q.v.). See also ANT-CATCHER, BANANA-BIRD, BLACKBIRD, BLUEBIRD, THROAT, DIPPER, REDBREAST, RED-WING, RING OUZEL, ROBIN, and THRASHER. The tenuirostres contain the families: Ampellidce or chatterers (q.v.). See and WOOD-SWALLOW. Urinary. See HOOPOE and RIFLE BIRD. Troclalida. See HiTmmixo-BIRO. The fissirostres contain several families whose classification Is not
well settled. See BEE-EATER, GOAT-SUCIMR, NIGHT-HAWK, WHIP-POOR-WILL, SWAL LOW. Swim., PEWEE.
Order 7. Ilaptores.—The members of this order are distinguished by their strong, curved], sharp-edged, and sharp-pointed bills, the upper mandible being the longest, and hooked at the tip. The order is divided into two great sections: nocturnal raptores and diurnal raptores, the first comprising the single family strigicke (q.v.), or owls (q.v.); the second. or diurnais, including two subsections or groups, accipitrinte, comprising the falcons, hawks, and eagles, and the vulturidoe. or vultures. Thc raptores always live iu pairs, and the males and females are said to live together during life, instead of mating every season, like other birds. The female is generally larger than the male, but has, less brilliant plumago. See CONDOR, EAGLE, EAGLE-HAWK, EAGLE-OWL, ERNE, ELANET, EGYPTIAN VULTURE, GOSHAWK, FALCON, HARRIER, HAWK, HONEY-BUZZARD, LAM