264 
Parrot, 143. 
account of a remarkable, by 
Gosse, 143-147. 
but one member of the family 
in the United States, 147. 
imitative powers of, 144. 
wide extent of the order, 143. 
Passenger Pigeon, 189-196. 
Audubon on, 190-195, 
immense flocks of, 190. 
roost of, as described by Audu- 
bon, 193-195. 
Partridge, call of, 200. 
Gamble’s, 201. 
Pelican, 249, 259. 
Audubon, on, 251. 
Penguin, wing of, 21. 
Peregrine Falcon, 184. 
Petrels, 237. 
Pewee Fiy-Catcher, 101-103. 
Pigeons, 189-197. «= 
Pinnated Grouse, 202. 
Piping Fly-Catcher, of Florida, 195. 
Piping Plover, 213, 214. 
its fleetness, 214. 
Plovers, 213-216. 
not confined to the sea-coast, 
214. 
Polytmus of Jamaica, 157-160. 
description of, from Martin, 162 
-161, 
Power of flight denied to some spe- 
cies, 21. 
Prairie Hen, 202. 
nest of, 204. 
“tooting” of, how produced, 
203. 
Prince Maximilian’s Jay, 57. 
Ptarmigan, 23, 204, 205. 
Purple Finch, 86. 
Purp’: Martin, 122. 
c mtests of, with King-Bird, 104. 
Purpl Sand Piper, 217. 
Rackr t-tail Humming Bird, 159. 
Rail, %06-211. 
Rasc: es, 17. 
Ratt: snake an enemy of the Mock- 
ins} Bird, 72. 
RFeveii, 44-47. 
.) udubon’s account of, 47. 
"tow regarded by the American 
Indians, +44. 
‘markable instance of 
tion fcr a dog, 46. 
Vif-)acked Sand Piper, Audubon’s 
‘+ count of, 216, 217. 
affec- 
INDEX. 
Red-headed Woodpecker, 138. 
depredations of, on crops, 189, 
Red-winged Blackbird, 37-39. 
Reed-bird, 31. 
Republican Swallows, 123. 
Rice-bird, 31. 
Rock Ptarmigan, 205. 
Roseate Spoonbill, 224, 225. 
habits of, 226. 
not found north of Georgia, 225 
Ruby-throat Humming Bird, nest 
of, 161. 
Ruby Topaz Humming Bird, 166. 
Ruffed Grouse, 202. 
Sand Pipers, 216. 
Scansores, 17. 
Scarlet Ibis, 222. 
Scarlet Tanager, 91, 92. 
Screech Owl, 187. 
Sea-coast, birds of the, 213. 
Semi-palmated Sand Piper, 218. 
Shrike, Great American, 58. 
Snipe, 221. 
Snow Bird, 80, 81. 
Snow Bunting, 79, 80. 
Snowy Heron, 229, 230. 
Snowy Owl, 156. 
dexterity of, in catching fish, 
187. 
Song Sparrow, 81, 82. 
Sora Rail, 209. 
Audubon on, 209, 
Sparrow Hawk, 179. 
can be domesticated, 180. 
Species, 28. 
of birds, how distinguished, 15. 
Speed of the Swallow, 123. 
Spoonbill, 224-226. 
Spotted Sand Piper, 218, 219. 
incident respecting, related by 
Wilson, 219, 220. 
Stanley, quotation from, on the edi- 
ble birds’-nests, 124-126. 
Summer Duck, 248. 
Swallows, 117. 
Barn and Chimney Swallows 
widely different, 118. 
sociable disposition of, 121. 
their power of wing, 122, 123. 
Swans, 258-240. 
their flight, 259. 
Swittness of birds, 25. 
Sword-bill Humming Bird, 157. 
Tanager, 91. . 
Teal, 245. 
