CONTENTS 



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I. Diving Birds 1 



II. Gulls, Terns, and Petrels 9 



III. Ducks and Geese 19 



IV. Herons and Rails 63 



V. Shore-Birds 84 



VI. Quail and Grouse 94 



VII. Pigeons 110 



VIII. Hawks and Eagles 120 



IX. Owls 169 



X. Cuckoos, Kingfishers, and Woodpeckers. . 190 



XI. Goatsuckers, Swifts, and Hummingbirds. . 203 



XII. Flycatchers 215 



XIII. Larks, Crows, and Jays 224 



XIV. Blackbirds, Orioles, etc 244 



XV. Finches 265 



XVI. Tanagers and Swallows 325 



XVII. Waxwings, Shrikes, and Vireos 340 



XVIII. Warblers 347 



XIX. Titlarks, Thrashers, and Wrens .... 360 



XX. Creepers, Nuthatches, Tits, and Kinglets . 366 



XXI. Thrushes 377 



XXII. General and Miscellaneous 403 



XXIII. Domestic Birds 434 



Appendix 443 



Index 447 



