CONTENTS. vii 



PAGK 



9. Family SYLVicoLiDiiJ : American Warblers 287 



15. ^nhiumWy S^lvicolincc : True Warblers 289 



16. Subfamily Icteri'uKe: Chats 311 



17. Subfauiily Setophaginm: Ely-calcliiiig Warblers 312 



10. Family CoeREBiD^ : Honey Creepers 317 



11. Family Tanagrid^ : Tauagers 317 



12. Family Hikundinidjs : Swallows 319 



13. Family Ampelid^ : Chatterers 325 



18. Subfamily AmpelhicB: Waxwings 325 



19. ^whi'AmW-^ PtUof/ on a tiiuc : Fly-snappers 327 



20. Subfamily Myiadestince : Fly-calcliiug Thrushes 328 



IJi,. Family ViREONiD.E : Vireos, or Greenlcts 329 



15. Family Laniid.e : Shrikes 336 



21. Subfamily ira«V;^rtP.- True Siirikcs 336 



16. Family Fringillid.e : Finches, etc 339 



17. Family IcTERiDiE : American Starlings; Blackbirds, etc. ...... 399 



22. Subfamily Ageltein/e : Marsh Blackbirds 400 



23. Subfamily SlunielHiKe: Meadow Starlings 405 



24. Subfamily Iderinee : Orioles 406 



25. Subfamily Quiscalince : Crow Blackbirds 410 



18. Family CoRviD^ : Crows, Jays, etc 414 



26. Subfamily Corviiia: : Crows 415 



27. Subfamily Garrulinee : Jays 419 



10. Family Sturnid^ : Old Woi'ld Starlings 426 



28. Subfamily »S'/«/-«?'«^?; Typical Starlings 426 



2. Suborder PASSERESMESOMYODI, or CLAMATORES: Songless Passeres . 427 



20. Family Tyrannic^ : American Flycatchers 428 



29. Subfamily 7j/ra«?«"«,« ; True Tyrant Flycatchers 4::2S 



II. Order PICARIiE : Picarian Birds 444 



3. Suborder CYPSELIFORMES: Cypseliform Birds 447 



21. Family Caprimulgid^, : Goatsuckers 447 



30. Subfamily CaprimulgiiKe : True Goatsuckers 448 



22. Family Cypselid^ : Swifts • 455 



31. Subfamily Cypselinas : Typical Swifts 456 



32. Subfamily Chceturina : Spine-tail Swifts 457 



23. Family Trochilid.E: Plumming-birds 458 



33. Subfamily Troclnliiue : Humming-birds 458 



4 Suborder CUCULIFORMES : Cuculiform Birds .467 



^4 Family Trogonid.e : Trogons 468 



34. Subfamily Trogoniiue : Trogons 468 



'—. Family MoMOTiD a: : Sawbills] 468 



25. Family Alcedinidje : Kingfishers 468 



35. Subfamily Alcedinidce : Piscivorous Kingrisliers 469 



2Q. Family Cuculid.e : Cuckoos 470 



36. Subfamily Crotophnr/itKE : Anis 471 



37. Subfamily SaurothcrintP : Ground Cuckoos 473 



38. Subfamily Cocct/gimp : American Cuckoos 474 



5. Suborder PICTFORMES : Piciform Birds 476 



21. Family PiciD.E : Woodpeckers '. . . . 477 



