

New York State Education Department 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



Memoir 12 



BIRDS OF NEW YORK 



ELON HOWARD EATON 



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 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS; WATER BIRDS AND GAME BIRDS 



Preface 5 



Illustrator's note . - - - g 

 Summary of the New York State 

 avifauna - - - - - -11 



Life zones of New York State - 19 



The Mt Marcy region - - - 42 



Increase and decrease of species - 50 



Suggestions to bird students - - sS 



Bird migration ... - 65 



Spring arrivals - - - - -72 



Published local lists ... 75 



County schedules . - - - 80 



Classification ----- 88 



Descriptions of genera and sjiecies - 91 



Explanation of plates - - - 39^ 

 Index ------ 475 



ALBANY 



UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 

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