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es grown together so that they cannot walk on them. 21. FAMILY OF KINGFISHERS FAMILY ALCEDIN'IDAE 67. Belted Kingfisher Ceryle al'cyon. SUBORDER OF CUCULINE BIRDS SUBORDER CU'CULI Which have two toes in front and two behind, but which cannot climb like Woodpeckers. 22. FAMILY OF CUCKOOS FAMILY CUCU'LIDAE 68. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccy'zus america'nus. III. ORDER OF PARROTS ORDER PSIT'TACI Which have two toes in front and two behind, and beaks hooked like those of birds of prey. But this place is vacant in the procession, because cruel men have almost exterminated the only kind of Parrot that lives in North America--so he was afraid to fall in line with the rest. IV. ORDER OF BIRDS OF PREY ORDER RAPTO'RES Which have strong hooked beaks and claws, to catch and kill their living prey, and some of which are cannibal birds. SUBORDER OF DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY SUBORDER ACCIP'ITRES Which can see well to take their prey by day. 23. FAMILY OF HAWKS AND EAGLES FAMILY FALCON'IDAE 69. Osprey Pandi'on haliak'tus carolinen'sis. 70. Bald Eagle Haliak'tus leucoceph'alus. 71. Golden Eagle Aq'uila chrysak'tus. 72. Red-shouldered Hawk Bu'teo linea'tus. 73. Marsh Hawk Cir'cus hudson'ius. 74. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accip'iter ve'lox. 75. Sparrow Hawk Fal'co sparve'rius. SUBORDER OF NOCTURNAL BIRDS OF PREY SUBORDER STRI'GES Which cannot see well in daylight, and mostly take their prey by night. 24. FAMILY OF OWLS FAMILY STRIG'IDAE 76. Screech Owl Meg'ascops a'sio. 77. Long-eared Owl A'sio wilsonia'nus. 78. Great Horned Owl Bubo Virginia'nus. 79. Snowy Owl Nyc'tea nyc'tea. V. ORDER OF BIRDS THAT COO ORDER COLUM'BAE Which drink without raising the head at every sip, and feed the young in the nest on the contents of the crop. 25. FAMILY OF COLUMBINE BIRDS FAMILY COLUM'BIDAE 80. Passenger Pigeon Ectopis'tes migrato'rius. 81. Mourning Dove Zenaidu'ra macru'ra. VI. ORDER OF BIRDS THAT SCRATCH
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