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 ..... ^. . '. . 58 



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 . . . . .- . . . 158 



GREAT BLUE HERON . ... . . . . 162 



BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. . . . . . 168 



SORA RAIL . . . 180 



PURPLE GALLINULE 184 



COOT OR MUD HEN . 188 



