1. BIO 527 2008 A simplified phylogeny of major groups of North American passerines (based on Gill 3 rd edition) You are responsible for knowing the following families, as well as the general phylogenetic relationships shown below. Note that these are only North American families To determine the position of other families relative to these see the text website 9-primaried oscines = Parulidae, Icteridae Emberizidae, Thraupidae, Cardinalidae, Fringillidae Motacillidae Passeridae Sittidae, Certhiidae, Troglodytidae, Polioptilidae Bombycillidae, Cinclidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae, Mimidae Regulidae Paridae, Remizidae, Alaudidae, Hirundinidae Vireonidae, Laniidae, Corvidae Tyrannidae (and 12 other families in other parts of the world) Suboscines Oscines Non-passerines

2. F. Passeridae Old World Sparrows

3. Motacillidae - Pipits and wagtails

4. Emberizidae - New World sparrows and relatives Towhees

7. Emberizidae - New World sparrows and relatives

10. F Parulidae Wood warblers

13. Cardinalidae

16. Family Thraupidae (?) Black and grey bill Dusky auriculars Summer tanager Hepatic Tanager Western Tanager

17. F. Icteridae -Meadowlarks and bobolink Open grasslands Eastern Western Bobolink

18. F. Icteridae - Cowbirds Brood parasites Brown-headed male Brown-headed female Bronzed male

19. F. Icteridae - Marsh-dwelling blackbirds Yellow-headed Red-winged

20. F. Icteridae - Associated with human modified landscapes Brewer’s blackbird Great-tailed grackle

21. F. Icteridae - Orioles Desert (Scott’s) and deciduous tree associates Scott’s Hooded Bullock’s