CONTENTS. 



Page 



Biographical Notice vii 



Editor's Preface ^ 



Preface to the Original Edition xv 



Introduction 1 



Chapter I. First Order. Passeres 23 



§ 1. Thrushes (Turdldce) 24 



2. Bluebirds {Saxicolidce) 47 



3. Kinglets and Gnatcatchers (SylviidcB) 50 



4. Titmice (Paridce) 56 



5. Nuthatches (Sittince) 61 



6. Creepers (Certhiidce) 66 



7. Wrens {Troglodytida) 68 



8. Wagtails (Motacillidce) 78 



9. Warblers (Si/lvicolidce) ........ 79 



10. Tanagers (Tanagridce) ....... 136 



11. Swallows {Hirundinid(E) ....... 140 



12. Waxwings (Ampelidce) 152 



13. Vireos (VireonidcB) 154 



14. Shrikes {Laniidce) 166 



15. Finches {Fringillidce) 171 



16. Larks (Alaudidce) 246 



17. Orioles (Icteridce) 249 



18. Crows (Corvidce) 270 



19. Flycatchers {Tyrannidce) 281 



Chapter II. Second Order. Picarice 304 



20. Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidce) 305 



21. Swifts (CypselidcB) 310 



22. Hummingbirds {TrochilidcB) 313 



23. Kingfishers {Alcedinidce) 317 



24. Cuckoos {CucuUdcE) 319 



25. Woodpeckers {Picidm) 323 



Chapter III. Fourth Order. Raptores 339 



26. Owls (Strigidce) 340 



27. Hawks and Eagles (Falconidce) 359 



28. American Vultures (Cathartidce) 392 



