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SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY i 



ARTIFICIAL KEY TO THE COMMON SPECIES OF NEW 



ENGLAND BIRDS 9 



BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF COMMON BIRDS - 



TURDID. (Thrushes) 39 



SYLVIID^E (Kinglets) 48 



PARID^ (Chickadee, Nuthatches) 51 



CERTHIID/E (Brown Creeper) 55 



TROGLODYTID^E (Wrens, Thrasher, Catbird) .... 57 



MNIOTILTID.-E (Wood-warblers) 65 



VIREONID.-E (Vireos, or Greenlets) 83 



LANIID.-E (Shrike) 88 



AMPELID/E (Cedar Waxwing) 89 



HIRUNDINIIX*: (Swallows) 90 



TANAGRID^ (Scarlet Tanager) 95 



FRINGILLID/E (Sparrows and Finches) 96 



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