KEY TO THE BIRDS. 



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Section I. Land Birds (Soxg-Birds, etc.) . . 283 

 Section II. Birds of Prey (Hawks and Owls) . 296 

 Section III. Game, Shore, and Water Birds . . 299 



(The descriptions in this key are of the male bird in 

 spring jjlumage, except in the case of those birds that 

 we see only in winter. The variations of the female 

 are noted in the detailed biographies.) 



