LIST OF COLORED PLATES 



FACING PAGE 



PASSENGER PIGEON Frontispiece 



PIED-BILLED GREBE . . . . - . . . 10 



LOON . 14 



BRUNNICH'S MURRE . 22 



HERRING GULL . . 40 



COMMON TERN 50 



BLACK TERN . . . .... . . . 5 8 



WILSON'S STORMY PETREL 68 



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER . . . . . . 88 



MALLARD DUCK 94 



BLACK DUCK > 98 



BALD-PATE DUCK . 100 



GREEN-WINGED TEAL . . 104 



PIN-TAIL DUCK . . . no 



WOOD DUCK . * . . . . . . 112 



CANVASBACK DUCK .116 



GOLDEN-EYE DUCK . . . . . ... 122 



CANADA GOOSE 138 



LEAST BITTERN ... . . . - . i5 8 



GREAT BLUE HERON . . ' 162 



BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON . . . . .168 



SORA RAIL . . . ' . . - 



PURPLE GALLINULE . . .' . l8 4 



COOT OR MUD HEN . . . ... . .188 



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