CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION 1 



How to Learn a Bird's Name 1 



How Birds Are Named 4 



SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS AND FAMILIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 9 



COLOR KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 41 



SYSTEMATIC TABLE OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 257 



APPENDIX I. ADDITIONS, SUBTRACTIONS, EMENDATIONS 293 



APPENDIX II. BIBLIOGRAPHY 305 



INDEX 333 



