CONTENTS. 



PREFACE, ....... xi 



Subclass I. AYES AERE.E, of Insessores, . .' .1 



Order PASSERES. Perehers proper, . . . 1 



Suborder OSCTNEK. Singing Birds, . . .2 



Family TUIIUID.E. Thrushes, .... 3 



Subfamily TURDJNJS, .... . 3 



Subfamily MIMING, ..... 26 



Family SAXICOLLLLE. Stone-chats and Blue Birds, . . 42 



Family SYLYIID.E. Sylvias, .... 51 



Subfamily UEGULIN^E, . . . .51 



Family PARID^E. Titmice, . . . . . 57 



Subfamily PAIUN.E, . . . . .58 



Family SITTID.E. Nuthatches, .... 05 



Family CEIITIHIDJE. Creepers, . . . .69 



Subfamily CERTHIIN^E, .... 70 



Family TROGLODYTIDJE. Wrens, . . . . To 



Family SYLVICOLIDJK. American Warblers, . . 1)0 



Subfamily SYLYICOLIN.E, . . . . Ul 



Subfamily ICTERIIN j-;, . . . . ! (JO 



Subfamily SETOPIIAGIJS'.E, .... 104 



Family TANAGBID^K. Tanagers, .... 177 



Family ![IRUNDIKID.I:. Swallows, .... 183 



Family &MPBLIDJB. Chatterers, .... 204 



Subfamily AMFELIN^E, ..... x;o5 



Family VIKEO^ID/^. Yireos, .... 211 



Family LAXIIDJJ. Shrikes. . . ... . ^'.}'.\ 



Subfamily LAKIIN.I-:, .... 233 



Family FBINGILLID^-:. I'iuchos, tv:c., .... 240 



Family ICTEBID^E. American Starlings, . . . 351 



Subfamily AGEL.HIN.E, ..... 351 



Subfamily ICTEBINJE, . . . . 368 



Subfamily QUISCALIN.T;, .... 383 



Important Corrections, ..... 395 



Index, . . . . . . .396 



