CONTENTS. 



EDITOR'S PREFACE 



BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND 

 Family Tyrannidcz : 



Caprimulgidce . 

 Cypselida : 

 TrochiHda : 

 AlcedinidcE : 

 Cuculida : 

 Picidce : 

 Strigida : 

 Falconida : 

 Cathartidce : 

 Columbidcz : 

 Meleagrididtz : 

 Tetraonida : 

 Charadriidce : 

 Hczmatopodidce : 

 Recurvirostrida : 

 Phalaropodidcs : 

 Scolopacida : 



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Flycatchers . . . .11 

 Whippoorwills and Night-hawks, 50 

 Swifts ..... 56 

 Humming-birds 59 



Kingfishers .... 62 



Cuckoos 65 



Woodpeckers .... 69 



Owls 86 



Hawks 101 



American Vultures . . -135 



Pigeons 139 



Turkeys . . . . . 145 

 Grouse, Partridge . . .145 



Plovers 163 



Oyster-catchers . . . .177 

 Avocets, Stilts . . . .180 

 Phalaropes .... 184 



Snipe, &c 191 



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