iv CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. FIFTH ORDER. Columba 394 



29. Pigeons (Columbidce) 395 



CHAPTER V. THE GAME-BIRDS . 403 



30. Grouse (Tetraonidte) 403 



31. Partridges (Perdicida) . . . . . . . .412 



32. Snipe (Scolopacidce) 418 



APPENDIX. 



A. An Ornithological Calendar for Eastern Massachusetts . . 433 



B. Distribution of the Birds of New England .... 441 



C. D. The Use of the Keys 443 



C. A Key to the Eggs of Massachusetts .... 445 



D. A Key to the Land-Birds of New England . . .452 



E. Coloration Peculiar to Young Birds or to Mature Birds in the 



Winter Season r Jf ,-%r^'V 461 



F. Abstract of the Game Laws of Massachusetts : A '-'** * L 465 



G. Additions to Mr. Minot's List of the Land-Birds and Game- 



Birds of New England . . . .. :i - 466 



INDEX TO ENGLISH NAMES . . 481 



INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES . 490 



