TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I.— THRUSHES 



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 Family TuRDED^ 1 



Genus Turdus, 7. — The Robin, 8. — ^Varied Tlirusli, 14. — Hermit 

 Thrush, 20.— Wood Thrush, 28.— OUve-baclied Thrush, 34.— Wil- 

 son's Thrush, 39. — Genus Mytadestes, 43. — Townsend's Fly-catching 

 Thrush, 44. — Genus Oroscoptes, 48. — Mountain Mockingbird, 48. — 

 Genus Mimus, 53. — The Mockingbird, 53. — The Catbird, 56. — Genus 

 Harjyorhynchus, 60. — Brown Thrasher, 61. — Curve-billed Thrasher, 

 64. — ^Arizona Thrasher, 67. — Saint Lucas Thrasher, 68. — Yuma 

 Thrasher, 70. — Crissal Thrasher, 73. 



CHAPTER n.— BLUEBIRDS 



Family Saxicolid^ 76 



Genus Sialia, 76. — ^Wilson's Bluebird, 77. — ^Western or Mexican 

 Bluebird, 80. — Arctic or Rocky Mountain Bluebird, 82. 



CHAPTER III.— DIPPERS 

 FamUy CrNCLiD^ 84 



Genus Cinclus, 84. — American Dipper, 89. 



CHAPTER lY.— OLD WORLD WARBLERS 

 Family SYLViiDiE 91 



Genus Regulm, 92. — Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 92. — American Golden- 

 crested Kinglet, 96. — Genus Polioptila, 101. — Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 

 101. — Plumbeous Gnatcatcher, 105. — Black-capped Gnatcatcher, 106. 



CHAPTER v.— WREN-TITS 

 Family Cham^eedje 108 



Genus Chamwa, 108.— The Wren-tit, 108. 



CHAPTER VI.— TITMICE 



FamUy Parid^ Ill 



Genus LophopMnes, 112. — Tufted Titmouse, 113. — Plain Titmouse, 

 114. — Black-crested Titmouse, 116.— Bridled Titmouse, 117. — Genus 

 Parus, 119. — Long-tailed Chickadee, 120.— Mountain Chickadee, 

 122. — Genus Psaltriparus, 123. — Least Bush-tit, 124. — Plumbeous 

 Bush-tit, 125. — Genus Auriparus, 129. — YeUow-headed Verdin, 129. 



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