TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I THE APPEAL OF THE SPORT 1 



II HUNTING GAME-BIRDS WITH THE CAMERA. (Upland Game 



Birds.) . 13 



III THE ROBBERS OF THE FALLS, AND OTHERS. (Hawks.) . 34 



IV THE BIRD OF NIGHT. (Owls.) 57 



V STRANGE BED-FELLOWS. (Cuckoos and Kingfishers.) . 77 



VI KNIGHTS OF THE CHISEL. (Woodpeckers.) . . .87 



VII BIRDS WITH A HANDICAP. (Goatsuckers and Hummers.) 101 



VIII PROFESSIONAL FLY-CATCHING. (Flycatchers.) . . . 124 



IX CROW RELATIVES. (Crows, Jays, Blackbirds, etc.) . . 139 



X A PUZZLE IN BIRDS. (Finches, Sparrows, etc.) . . 156 



XI OUR PRICELESS Sw ALLOWS AND SWIFTS . . . .178 



XII FOUR NEIGHBORS DIVERSE. (Tanagers, Waxwings, Shrikes, 



Vireos.) 191 



XIII FEATHERED GEMS. (The Warblers.) . . . .206 



XIV THRUSH COUSINS. (Thrashers, Wrens, Titmice, Kinglets, 



Thrushes, etc.) . . 230 



XV WATER-BIRD WAIFS. (Wading and Swimming Birds.) . 251 



THE BIRD-HOUSE OF SCIENCE OF N. E. NORTH AMERICA . 277 



A BIRD CALENDAR . . . . . . 280 



INDEX 



