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CHAPTER PAGB 



Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, 

 Towhee, Cardinal, Rose-breasted Gros- 

 beak, Indigo Bunting, Snowfiake. 



IX. The Ill-assorted Blackbird Family 135 

 Bobolink, Cowbird, Red-wing, Meadow- 

 lark, Orioles, Blackbirds. 



X. Rascals We Must Admire . . 151 



Crow, Blue Jay and Canada Jay. 



XI. The Flycatchers . . . .159 

 Kingbird, Crested Flycatcher, Phoebe, 

 Pewee, Least Flycatcher. ^ 



XII. Some Queer Relations . . .173 

 Nighthawk, Whip-poor-will, Chimney 

 Swift, Hummingbird. 



XIII. Non-union Carpenters . . . 187 

 Our Five Common Woodpeckers. 



XTV. Cuckoo and Kingfisher . . . 203 



XV. Day and Night Allies of the 



Farmer ...... 211 



Buzzards, Hawks, and Owls. 



XVI. Whistler and Drummer . . 233 



Bob -white and Ruffed Grouse. 



XVII. Birds of the Shore and Marshes 245 

 Snipe, Sandpiper, Plover, Rails and 

 Coots, Bitterns and Herons. 



XVIII. The Fastest Flyers . . .265 



Gulls, Ducks, and Geese. 



Index ...... 275 



