INDEX. 
Terns, 252. 
Thrasher, 72. 
Thrushes, 70-73. 
Titmouse, 110, 111. 
Trumpeter Swan, 238. 
Turkey Buzzard, 171. 
usefulness of, 172. 
Tyrant Fly-Catcher, 100-103, 
courage of, 104. 
his services to the farmer, 104. 
Violet Green Swallow, 122. 
Vireo, 60, 61. 
nest of, 26. 
Virginia Rail, 210. 
Vulture, acute sense of, in discover- 
ing carrion, 173. 
Warblers, species of, 96. 
Waxwing, 61-63. 
Western Bluebird, 78. 
Whip-poor-will, 114. 
its song, 115. 
White-bellied Swallow, 122. 
White-breasted Nuthatch, 63. 
White Ibis, 222, 223. 
Audubon on, 223, 224. 
its mode of catching the cray- 
fish, 224. 
Whooping Cranes, 211. 
food of, 212. 
found only in the South and 
West, 212. 
their extreme wariness, 212, 
Wild Pigeon, 189, 
265 
Wild Turkey, 197. 
manner of travel, 198. 
plumage, 199. 
rarely found east of the Missis- 
sippi, 197. 
Wilson quoted: 
on Bald Eagle, 176, 177. 
Carolina Parrot, 149-151. 
House Wren, 106-109. 
Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 
137. 
Magpie, 53. 
Scarlet Tanager, 92. 
Spotted Sand Piper, 219, 220. 
Wilson’s Petrel, 257, 258. 
Wings, appendages to, 21. 
structure of, determines the 
manner of flight, 20. 
Winter Wren, 110. 
Woodcock, 221. 
a nocturnal bird, 221. 
its nest, 222. 
Wood Duck, 248. 
Woodpecker, 131. 
manner in which it obtains its 
food, 1382. 
mechanism of the head, 133. 
Wood Pewee, 105. 
Wood Robin, 71. 
Wrens, 105-110. 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 142. 
Yellow-billed Magpie, 54. 
Yellow-poll Warbler, 94. 
its nest, 95. 
