LIST OF COLORED PLATES 



FACING PAGE 



PASSENGER PIGEON Frontispiece 



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



LOON . . 14 r 



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 . Jv' > 158 



GREAT BLUE HERON . . ' 162 



BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON 168 



SORA RAIL i8oy 



PURPLE GALLINULE . . . . . . . . 184 



COOT OR MUD HEN , , . 188 



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