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JANUARY, 1897. 



1 Nonpareil. 



2 Resplendent Trogon, 



3 Mandarin Duck. 



4 Golden Pheasant 



5 Australian Parrakeet. 



6 Cock of the Rook. 



7 Red Bird of Paradise. 



8 Yellow-throated Toucan. 



9 Red-rumped Tanager. 



10 Golden Oriole. 



FEBRCAKY, 1897. 



11 American Blue Jay. 



12 Swallow-tailed Indian Roller. 



13 Red- headed Woodpecker. 



14 Mexican .Mot Mot. 



15 King Parrot. 



16 American Robin. 



17 American Kingfisher. 



18 Blue-mountain Lorv. 



19 Red-winged Black Bird. 



20 Cardinal, or Red Bird. 



MARCH, 1897. 



21 Blue Bird. 



22 Barn Swallow. 



23 Brown Thrasher. 



24 Japan Pheasant. 



25 Bobolink 



26 American Crow. 



27 Flicker. 



28 Black Tern. 



29 Meadow Lark. 



30 Great Horned Owl. 



APRIL., 1897. • 



31 Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



32 Canada Jay. 



33 Purple Gallinule. 



34 Smith's Longspur. 



35 American Red Crossbills. 



36 California Woodpecker. 



37 Pied-billed Grebe. 



38 Bohemian Wax Wing. 



39 Long- billed Marsh Wren. 



40 Arizona Jay. 



.MAY, 1897. 



41 Screech Owl. 



42 Orchard Oriole. 



43 Marsh Hawk. 



44 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. 



45 Black-capped Chickadee. 



46 Prothonotary Warbler. 



47 Indigo Bird. 



48 Night Hawk 



49 Wood Thrush. 



50 Cat Bird. 



JUNE. 1897. 



51 Yellow- throated Vireo. 



52 American Mocking Bird. 



.53 Black-crowned Night Heron 



54 Ring-billed Gull. 



55 Logger- head Shrike. 



56 Baltimore Oriole. 



57 Snowy Owl. 



58 Scarlet Tanager. 



59 Ruffed Grouse. 



60 Black and White Creeping 



Warbler. 



JULY. 1897. 



61 American Bald Eagle. 



62 Ring Plover. 



63 Mallard Duck. 



64 American Avocet. 



65 Canvas- back Duck. 



66 Wood Duel; 



67 Anhinga, or Snake Bird. 



68 American Woodcock. 



69 White-winged Scoter. 



70 Snowy Heron, or Little Egret. 



AUGUST, 1897. 



71 Osprey. 



72 Sora Rail. 



73 Kentucky Warbler. 



74 Red-breasted Merganser 



75 Yellow Legs. 



76 SUylark. 



77 Wilson's Phalarope. 



78 Evening Grosbeak. 



79 Turkey Vulture, 



80 Gambel's Partridge. 



SEPTEIWBER, 1897. 

 8! Summer Yellow Bird. 



82 Hermit Thrush. 



83 Song Sparrow. 



84 Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



85 Ruby - throated Humming- 



Bird. 



86 House Wren. 



87 Phoebe. 



88 Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



89 Mourning Dove. 



90 White-breasted Nuthatch. 



OCTOBER. 1897. 



91 Blackburnian Warbler. 



92 Gold Finch. 



93 Chimney Swift. 



94 Horned Lark 



95 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 

 9R Warbling Virco 



97 Wood Pewee 



98 Snow Bunting. 



99 Junco. 



100 King Bird. 



NOVEMBER. 1897. 



101 Summer Tanager. 

 10-2 White-fronted Goose. 

 KO Turnstone. 



104 Belted Piping Plover. 



105 Wild Turkey. 



106 Cerulean Warbler. 



107 Yellow-billed Tropic Bird. 



108 European Kingfisher. 



109 Vermilion Flycatcher. 



110 Lazuli Bunting. 



DECEMBER. 1897. 



111 Mountain Blue Bird. 



112 English Sparrow. 



113 Allen's Humming-Bird. 



114 Green-winged Teal. 



115 Black Grouse. 



116 Flamingo. 



117 Verdin. 



118 Bronzed Grackle. 



119 Ring-necked Pheasant. 



120 Yellow-breisted Chat. 



JANUARY, 1898. 



121 Crowned Pigeon. 



122 Red-eyed Vireo 



123 Fox .Sparrow. 



124 Bob White. 



125 Passenger Pigeon. 



126 Short-cared Owl. 



127 Rose Cockatoo. 



128 Mountain Partridge. 



FEBRUARY, 1898. 



129 Least Bittern. 



130 Bald Pate Duck. 



131 Purple Finch. 



132 Red- bell led Woodpecker. 



133 Sawwhet Owl. 



134 Black Swan. 



135 Snowy Plover. 



136 Lesser Prairie Hen. 



MARCH, 1898. 



137 Black Duck. 



138 WiLson's Petrel. 



139 Blue-Gray Gnat-Catcher. 



140 American Coot. 



141 Ivory-billed Woodpecker. 



142 American Sparrow Hawk. 



143 Silver Pheasant. 



144 Scaled Partridge. 



APRIL, 1898. 



145 Oven bird. 



146 American Three-toed Wood 



pecker. 



147 Bartramian Sandpiper. 



148 Nightingale. 



149 Roseate Spoonbill. 



150 Dickcissel. 



151 Dusky Grouse. 



1.52 Eggs, First Series. 



MAY, 1898. 



1.53 South American Rhea. 

 154 Bay breasted Warbler. 



1.55 Black-necked Stilt. 



1.56 Pintail Duck. 



1.57 Double Yellow-headed Par 



rot. 



1.58 Magnolia Warbler. 



1.59 Great Blue Heron. 



160 Eggs, Second Series. 



JUNE. 1898. 



161 Brunnichis Murre. 



162 Canada Goose 



163 Brown Creeper. 



164 Downv Woodpecker. 



165 Old Squaw Duck 



166 White-faced Glossy Ibis. 



167 Arkansas King Bird. 



168 Eggs, Third Scries. 



JULY. 1898. 



169 Wilson's Snipe. 



170 Black Wolf. 



171 Red Squirrel. 



172 Prairie Hen. 



173 Butterflies. First Series 



174 Gray Rabbit. 



175 American Ocelot. 



176 Apple Blossom. 



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