Index. 147 



Taming birds without a cage. 125-157. 



Taming process, conditions and unal\ :is of, 126, 127; use of tent in, 130; Robins and Chestnut-sided 

 Warblers as exponents ..f, 1^0-133; Phoebe as illustration of , 133, 134. 



Tarsus, use of. in Kinglisher, Su. 



Tent, as an observatory, 2, i;. id: time required for birds to become accustomed to, 5, IT: window of, 

 5, 31 : tin- time to use, 7; ]ireeautions in use of, S; experiments in us,- of, tabulated, 12; the 

 future of, as an observatory for the study of birds, 13; protection afforded by, i , : advantages 

 of position of, 15; before l.'ecl.ir- bird's nest, 17, 5;. 57, 51;; as an observati >ry tor the birds, 12, 

 21, 4;, =;S: In-fore nest of Redwing Blaekbird, 20; befon- nest of Oriole, iy; construction o|_ 

 29: convenience of, 30; instructions for use of, 31 ; before nest of Red-eyed Vireo. d.[; betore 

 nest-hole of Bluebird. 7.-; beside nest of Catbird, 7'.. 77; before voting of Night Hawk, Si; 

 before tunnel of KingtiMier, NI), 90; use of, in lamina; birds, 130; before nest of Chestnut-sided 

 Warbler. 132. i $3. 



Ti-nt-eloth, material anil color of, 29. 



Tent-frame, dimensions and construction of, 29. 



Tent-pins, form and use of, 29. 31. 



Tent-window . po ition -f. 3 i. 



Throat, response of, in young birds. ^5; eolorof, in young Robin, 30; as target for the parent. 49: in 

 \oiuig Cedar-bird, 56; inflation of, in Red-eyed Yirco, 66; in Chestnut-sided Warbler, 97. 



Thrush, Brown (I larporltynilius rnjus, I. inn.), camping beside nest of, 94; brooding of young in, 04: 

 eating excreta of young by, 105; attracted by alarm of Robin, 122; Wilson's or Veery (Tnrdn:- 

 /H.SYOWH.V, Sic ph.) . young of, 12: premature development of fear in young of, 121. 



Thrushes, cleaning instinct of. 104. 



Trees, keeping fresh leaves of cut branches of, 15; mutilation of, 15. 



Tripod, best form of. 34. 



Tropic Bird, pugnacity of, during incubation, 134. 



V. 



Venice, "doves" or pigeons of, 125. 



Vireo, Red-eyed (l"m\> oliraci-iix, Li tin.}, coming to tent, 5; nest and young of, 64; call-notes of, d; : be- 

 havior of nestlings of, 64, 65, 67, 68; digestion and assimilation in young of, 66; feeding the 

 young in, 65-68; inspection and cleaning the young in, 65, (17, dS; sleekness and neatness of, 

 67; preying instinct in young of. 67; young of, aroused by notes of other birds, 68; capture 

 of prey by, 68; indifference of, to customary sounds. 68; signs of emotion in, 68; supprc^i, >n 

 of fear in, 68; appearance of sense of fear in young of, 69; rate of feeding at nest of. 69; old 

 nest of, utilized by Yellow Warblers, 69; old nest of, used by deer-mouse, 69, 70; flight from 

 nest of. 69; rescue of young of, from snake, 60; destruction of nest of, 6q; fragility of old 

 nests of, 69; carelessness in construction of nest in, 69; eating of excreta of young by. 105; 

 cleanliness of nesting site in. 108; habit of approaching the nest in. in, 112; attracted by 

 alarm of Robin, 122, 123. 



W. 



Walking, instinct of, in vertebrates, 89; habit of, in young of Kin gfishcr. 89. 



Warbler. Yellow (Daiilr. -i, .1 tiva, Gmel.), using nest of Red-eyed Yireo, 69: Chestnut-sided i 



droica pennsylvanica, f.inn.). excreta of young of, eaten by, 105, 109; nesting habits of, 131-133; 



taming of, 132-133; photographing, without tent, 133; attracted by alarm of Robin, 122; 



development of fear in young of. 118; Magnolia (Dcn<!i,>i, <i maculosa, tiincl.}, as foster parent 



to Cowbird. 121. 122; fate of rightful young of, 122; Maryland Yellow Throat, attracted by 



alarm of Robin, 123. 



Waxwing, origin of name of, 52; Bohemian, habits and record of, 136 (see Cedar-bird) . 

 \Vildness, of birds, origin of, 125, 126, 137. 

 Woodpecker, use of old nest-hole of, by Bluebird, 72; cleanliness of nest in, 104; Downy and Hairy, 



lameness of, in winter, 128, 129; eggs and young of, 117; habits of, during incubation, 13;. 



