CONTENTS 



Page 

 Introduction. 



How to find a Bird's Name ...... xiii 



Where to find Birds ...... xiv 



How to watch Birds ....... xv 



How Birds affect Village Trees, Gardens, and Farms xv 



How to keep Birds about our Houses . . . xxiv 



General Key to Birds mentioned in Book (Illustrated) xxix 



Hummingbird 1 



Catbikd 6 



American Crow 11 



Fish Crow 16 



Robin 17 



Wood Thrush 22 



Chimney Swift 23 



Mourning Dove 29 



Ground Dove 31 



Ruffed Grouse 32 



Bob-white 37 



Key to Grouse and Quail 40 



Bluebird 41 



House Wren 44 



Purple Martin 48 



Barn Swallow 49 



Eave Swallow 52 



Bank Swallow 54 



Baltimore Oriole 56 



Orchard Oriole ........ 61 



Mockingbird 63 



Cardinal 65 



Chickadee ... 67 



Carolina Chickadee 71 



White-breasted Nuthatch 73 



