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Gardiner's Island, Bird-life of, 38. 

 Glacial Period, Influence of, on dis- 

 tribution of birds, 81, 357, 368. 

 "Gloria," The, Cruise in, 164. 

 Goldfinch. European, Trapping of, 



in England, 399. 

 Goldfinch in California, 258. 

 Goose, Wild, flightless when molt- 

 ing, 296. 



Young of, domesticated, 343. 

 Grackle, Bronzed, Method of feed- 

 ing young of, 320. 



nesting on ground, 320. 

 Grebe, Eared, Probable call of, 346. 

 Grebe, nolboeH's, covering eggs, 



329. 

 Grebe-hunter on Klamath Lake, 



302-304. 

 Grebe, Pied-billed, Call of, 321-331. 

 Grebe, Western, Actions of young 

 of, 331. 



Appearance of, 330. 



Call of, 321. 



Destruction of, for milliners, 



302, 303. 

 Feather-eating habits of, 332. 

 Mating habits of, 330. 

 on Klamath Lake, 302. 

 Shyness of, 349. 

 Gregariousness, Influence of, on 



nest location, 35. 

 Grey- Wilson, Sir William, Governor 



of Bahamas, Courtesy of, 200. 

 Grosbeak, Evening, in Sierras, 310. 

 Grosbeak, Pine, in Sierras, 310. 

 Group of Cactus desert birds, 243, 



249, 250. 

 Groups, Story of three western, 



227. 

 Grouse, Blue, in the Sierras, 308. 

 Grouse, Sharp-tail, at Halsey, Neb., 



230. 

 Guano deposit in Bahamas, 208. 

 Guillemots in Farallones, 281. 

 Gull, California, in Saskatchewan, 

 344. 



on Klamath Lake, 299. 

 Gull, Franklin's, feeding on grass- 

 hoppers, 320. 

 Flight of, 346. 

 following plow, 320. 

 Gull, Herring, on Gardiner's Island 

 in summer, 46, 



Gull, Laughing, on Cobb's Island, 

 63, 75. 

 Young of, 75. 

 Gull, Ring-billed, in Saskatchewan, 

 344. 



on Klamath Lake, 299. 

 Gull, Western, eating eggs, 278-280. 



in Farallones, 278-281. 

 Gulls, Calls of, 299, 345. 

 Gunn, Donald, at Shoal Lake, 317. 



Habits, the result of environment, 



37. 

 Haigh, Mr., of Cat Cay, 223. 

 Hawk, Duck, on Cay Verde, 209. 

 Hawk, Fish, attacking Herons, 47. 

 Attitude of, toward blind, 58. 

 Behavior of young of, 53, 54. 

 Date of arrival and departure 

 of, on Gardiner's Island, 48. 

 Date of hatching of, 52. 

 Date of laying of, 52. 

 defending nest, 52. 

 Food of young of, 53. 

 Notes of, 58. 59. 

 Number of, on Gardiner's Isl- 

 and, 47. 

 repairing nest, 48. 

 Return of, to same nest, 48. 52. 

 Time in nest of young of, 52. 

 Variations in nest-site of, 48, 

 49, 50. 

 Hawks absent during summer from 



Gardiner's Island, 39. 

 Hen, Heath, on Martha's Vineyard, 



36. 

 Hen, Prairie at Halsey, Neb., 231. 

 are females present when 



males "boom"? 235. 

 fighting, 234. 

 Notes of, 232. 

 protectively colored, 235. 

 Sexual display by, 234. 

 Hen, Sage, in Wyoming, 241. 

 Heron, Black-crowned Night, jump- 

 ing into water, 295. 

 nesting in reeds, 334. 

 on Gardiner's Island, 45. 

 Heron, Florida Great Blue, Food 

 call of young of, 116. 

 Habits of, 114. 



Manner of feeding young of, 

 122. 



