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Tawny Thrush; Wilson's Thrush; Veery (Turdus 



fuscescens) 58 



Hermit Thrush (Turdus pallasi) 59 



Oven-bird ; Golden-crowned Accentor (Seiurus auro- 



capillus) 62 



WoOD-PEWEE (Contopus virens) 64 



The Night-hawk {Chordeiles Virginianus) 66 



Whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus) 68 



Baltimore Oriole (Icterus Baltimore) 71 



Scarlet Tanager {Pyranga rubra) 74 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Goniaphea Ludoviciana) ... 76 



Red-eyed Vireo ( Vireo olivaceus) 78 



Yellow-breasted Chat (Tcteria viridis) . , 79 



Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 82 



Indigo-bird (^Cyanospiza cyanea) 85 



Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccygus erythrophthalmus) ... 87 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo {Coccygus Americanus) .... 89 



Quail ; Bob White (Ortyx Virginianus) 90 



Ruffed Grouse; Partridge; Pheasant (5onasaMm6eWus) 92 



Great Northern Diver; Loon {Colymhus torquatus) . . 95 



Great Horned Owl {Bubo Virginianus) 98 



Mottled Owl; Screech-owl (Scops asio) . o , . . . 100 



Hen Music 104 



APPENDIX 113 



Various Notations of the Music of Nature . . 205 



Bibliography 229 



Acknowledgments 241 



INDEX 245 



