TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PAGE 



PREFACE 5 



INTRODUCTION 12 



a. Area included 12 



b. Life-Zones 13 



c. Seasonal Variation in Bird-Life 18 



d. Migrations and Movements of Local Birds 27 



e. Local Regions 40 



f . The Local Collection 47 



g. Changes in Bird-Life 48 



h. Bibliography of Useful Literature 53 



ANNOTATED LIST OF LOCAL BIRDS 56 



APPENDIX 378 



a. Extinct and Extirpated Species 378 



b. Introduced Species 382 



c. Hypothetical List *. 384 



ERRATA 390 



INDEX 391 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



COLORED PLATES 

 PLATE FACING PAGE. 



I. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Frontispiece. 



II. Goldfinch 16 



III. Cardinal 192 



IV. Scarlet Tanager 208 



V. Tufted Titmouse - 368 



VI. Wood Thrush 384 



FIGURES IN THE TEXT 



FIGURE PAGE 



1. Loon 61 



2. Laughing Gull 75 



3. Black Skimmer. 83 



4. Wilson's Petrel 87 



5. Canvas-back 105 



6. Old-squaw Ill 



7. Brant 120 



8. Least Bittern 124 



9. Green Heron. . . 130 



