VI CONTENTS. 



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Family Sylviidse, Wood-Inhabiters 178 



Paridifi, Titmice 182 



Sub-Family Sittinae, Nuthatches 186 



Family Certhiadae, Creepers I'JO 



Troglodytid*, Wrens 192 



Sylvicol'idffi, Warblers 199 



Sub-Family Motacillinaj, Wagtails 199 



Sylvicolinae, Wood- Warblers 201 



Tanagrinse, Tanagers 250 



Family Hirundinidse, Swallows 254 



Bombycillidae, Chatterers 264 



Laniidae, Shrikes 268 



Sub-Family Laniinae, Shrikes proper 268 



Vireoninae, Vireos 270 



Family Alaudidae, Skylarks 280 



Fringillidae, Seed-Eaters 283 



Sub-Family Coccothraustinae, Finches 283 



Spizt'llinae, Sparrows 301 



Passerellinte, Buntings 325 



Family Icteridae 335 



Sub-Family Agelaeinae, Starlings 335 



Icterinae, Orioles 346 



Quiscalinae, Blackbirds 350 



Family Corvidae, Crows 355 



Sub-Family Corvinae, Crows proper 355 



GarrulinaB, Jays 364 



ORDER IV. — RASORES, SCRATCHERS. 



Sub-Order Columbae 373 



Family Columbidae, Doves 373 



Sub-Order Galllnas, Game-Birds 378 



Family Tetraonid«, Grouse 378 



Perdicidae, Partridges 393 



ORDER V. — GRALLATORES, WADERS. 



Sub-Order Herod iones 398 



Family Ardeidae, Herons 398 



Sub-Order Grallae, Shore-Birds 412 



Family Charadridas, Plovers 413 



Hieiiiatopodidae, Oyst'^r-'^'atchers 424 



Recurvirostridae, Avosots . . 428 



