CONTENTS. 



FAGB 



INTRODUCTION 9-21 



CHAPTER I. 



THE PERCHING BIRDS. 



Classification of North American birds Thrushes Blue- 

 bird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Kinglets Nuthatches 

 Titmice Tree-creeper Wrens Marsh-wrens and nests 

 Thrasher Cat-bird Mocking-bird : Its remarkable 

 song American Dipper : Its curious nesting habits- 

 Aquatic habits of land birds 2 3~54 



CHAPTER II. 



THE PERCHING BIRDS. (Continued.) 



Titlark Wood-warblers: Their migratory habits: Varia- 

 tion of song-power Myrtle-bird Redstart Maryland 

 Yellow-throat Chat : Its curious habits and ventriloquial 

 power Accentors or Wagtails Vireos Shrikes Fly- 

 snapper Cedar-birds Swallows Tanagers 55-8? 



CHAPTER III. 

 THE PERCHING BIRDS. (Continued.) 

 Sparrows : Great variety of these birds : General attractive- 

 ness Evening Grosbeak fine Grosbeak Purple Finch 

 Cross-bills Redpolls Thistle or Yellow-bird Snow- 

 bunting Lapland Longspur Grass-finch or " Rut-run- 

 ner" Grasshopper-finch Sea-side Sparrows Peabody- 

 bird and White-crowned Sparrow Tree-sparrow Snow- 

 bird Song-spnrrow : Its beautiful song Swamp-spar- 

 row: Curious habit Foxie Finch Chewink or Pipilo: 

 Peculiar habits Cardinal Grosbeak: Its splendid song 

 Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Its beauty of plumage and 



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