CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction 13-^5 



CHAPTER I. 



THE INSPIRING SPARROWS. 



Early morning — Song-sparrow — " Chippy" — Bay-winged 

 Bunting, or Vesper-sparrow — Swamp-sparrow — Savanna 

 Sparrow — Chewink — Sharp-tailed Finch — Foxie Sparrow 

 — Snow-birds — Peabody-bird — Pine-finch — Snow-bunt- 

 ing — Lapland Long- spur — Cross-bills — Pine Grosbeak . 17-55 



CHAPTER IL 



WAITING FOR WARBLERS. 



Red-polled Warbler— Black-throated Blue Warbler— Chest- 

 nut-sided Warbler — Black-and-White Tree-creeping 

 Warbler — Yellow-rumped Warbler, or Myrtle-bird — 

 Black-throated Green Warbler — Pine-creeping Warbler 

 — Oven-bird — Maryland Yellow-throat — Redstart: Its 

 song, habits, and nesting ; no longer, if ever, a forest 

 bird 56-81 



CHAPTER IIL 



THE MASTERS OF MELODY. 



Absence of birds from many localities ; thoughtlessness of 

 farmers — English Sparrow — Robin — Cat-bird — Thrasher 

 —Wood-thrush— Hermit Thrush 82-101 



CHAPTER IV. 



PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR. 



Curious and misleading popular names given to our com- 

 mon birds — Pewee — Wood-pewee — Kingbird — Great- 

 crested Flycatcher — Olive-sided Flycatcher — Vireos — 

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