144 Index. 



Kingfisher, the Belted (Ceryle alcyon, Linn.), general habits of, 86-93: attachment of, to nesting site, 

 86; subterranean nest of , 86 ; dimensions of nest of, 86 ; young of, 86, 89, 91-93; use of tarsus 

 in foot of, 89; habits of young of, 89, 91, 92; habit of walking backward, how acquired in 

 young of, 89, 90; pugnacity in young of, 89; use of tent before tunnel of, 89, 90; photographing 

 adult, 90; the feeding of young, by parents, 90, 91; feeding of captive young, by hand, 92; 

 moving nesting chamber by, 92; habits of young of, in captivity, 92; structure of oesophagus 

 and bill of, 92; trick-like performance of, 92; notes of adult and young of, 90, 91, 92; visits 

 of, to nest, and manner of entering and leaving tunnel by, 90, 91 ; colors in young of , 86, 91, 92; 

 peculiar expression in young of, 91; liberation of captive young of, 93; parental instincts in, 

 86, 90, 9 1 ; character of excreta in young of, 107 ; sanitary condition of nest in, 107 ; develop- 

 ment of fear in young of, 1 19. 



L. 



Leaves, plucking or cutting of, about a nest, 8, 14; keeping, fresh on branches cut from trees of various 



kinds, 14, 15; result of cutting of, at Catbird's nest, 79. 

 Lenses, kinds of, available for photographing wild animals, 32-34; the Anastigmat, 32, 33; qualities 



of, most needed in animal photography, 33; long focus, 32, 34; telephoto, 32, 34. 

 Locust, Rocky Mountain, eaten by birds during plague. 116. 

 Loon, eggs and young of, 117. 

 Lures, the young as, xvii, 6; as a means of taming without restraint, 126, 127, 130-133. 



M. 



Maple sap, sipping of, by Cedar-birds, 62. 



Methods of bird-photography, the old, xvii, xviii; the new. xviii. 1-16; analysis of new, 3-6; applica- 

 tion of, 7, 8; precautions to be observed in use of. 8 11; extent of application of, 1113; table 

 of experiments in, 12; objections to, 13-15; advantages of, 1516; fascination of. 16; illustra- 

 tion of, 17-18; original suggestion of, 54, 55. (Sec also table, page 12, and under names of 

 species.) 



Mirrors, use of, 35. 



Mites, parasitic, on young of Cedar r bird, 107. 



Mount La Fayette (N. H.), Pine Grosbeak in summer at, 135. 



Mouse, Deer- or White-footed (Hcspcromys laicofns, ]<>:/, LcC.), nest of Red-eyed Vireo occupied by, 



N. 



Narragansett Bay (R. I.) , Fish Hawks on shores of, 115, 1 16. 



Naturalist, duty and privilege of, xv; patience of, 13. 14. 



Nest, inspection and sanitation of, 103-110; displacement of, 2 (see Nesting site); photographing, 

 when inaccessible to tent, 34; of Cedar-bird, 17, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61; of Baltimore Oriole, 18; 

 of Robin, 36, 40, 49, 50; of Red-eyed Vireo, 64, 69; of Bluebird, 72; of Catbird, 76, 77; of 

 Night Hawk, So; of Kingfisher, 86; of Chimney Swift, 113, 114; of House Sparrow, 114; of 

 Osprey, 115, 116, 134, 135; of Black Duck, 119; of Magnolia Warbler, 121; of Chestnut-sided 

 Warbler, 131; of Phoebe, 133; of Red-eyed Vireo, occupied by Yellow Warbler, 69; of same, 

 used by Deer-mouse, 69, 70; destruction of, in Red-eyed Vireo, 69; Bluebird in old Robin's, 

 75; movement of nesting chamber in Kingfisher, 92; filthiness of, in Turkey Buzzard, roS; 

 parasites of, in Cedar-bird, 107; sanitary condition of, in Kingfisher, 107; filthiness of, in 

 Owls, 108; habit in approaching, in Robins, in; in Red-eyed Vireos, in, 112; in Redwing 

 Blackbird, 112; adaptation in character and position of, 113, 114; unusual position of, in 

 Chimney Swift, 113, 114; in House Sparrow, 114; of Bay-winged Bunting despoiled by black 

 snake, 123. 



Nesting bough, removal and mounting of, 7 (see Nesting site). 



Nesting site, control of, i; '-'hen to change, 6; experiments in change of, tabulated, 12; accidents due 

 to change of, guarded against, 12, 13; change of, in Cedar-bird, 17, 54, 55, 57, 59; in Oriole, 

 19; in Robin, 39, 40; in Red-eyed Vireo, 64; in Bluebird, 72; in Catbird, 76, 77; in Night 

 Hawk, So; in Kingfisher, 86, 89, 90; the choice of new, by operator, 7; attachment of birds 

 to, 13; of Kingfisher to, 86; of Osprey to, 1 1 5 ; importance of cleanliness of, in passerine birds, 

 105; unusual, in Chimney Swift, 113, 114; in Osprey, 115; lack of cleanliness of, in birds, 107, 108. 



