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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE . . vii 



EDITOR'S PREFACE xi 



PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION . xv 



INTRODUCTION . . . . . . 1 



CHAPTER I. FIRST ORDER. Passeres .. . ... . 23 



1. Thrushes (Turdidce) l ^*r * v ' 24 



2. Bluebirds (Saxicolidce) ....... 47 



3. Kinglets and Gnatcatchera (Sylviidce) 50 



4. Titmice (Paridce) 56 



5. Nuthatches (Sittince) 61 



6. Creepers (Certhiidce) 66 



7. Wrens (Troglodytidce) ; 68 



8. Wagtails (Motacillidce) 78 



9. Warblers (Sylvicolidce) . 79 



10. Tanagers (Tanagridce) 136 



11. Swallows (Hirundinidce) 140 



12. Waxwings (Ampelidce) 152 



13. Vireos (Vireonidas) 154 



14. Shrikes (Laniidce) ._ , . . 166 



15. Finches (Fringillidce) . . . / . . . .171 



16. Larks (Alaudidce) 246 



17. Orioles (Icteridce) . . . ,* r . ... . 249 



18. Crows (Corvidce) 270 



19. Flycatchers (Tyrannidce) ' . .281 



CHAPTER II. SECOND ORDER. Picarice . . . . . . 304 



20. Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidce) 305 



21. Swifts (Cypselidce) . . . . . . . . 310 



22. Hummingbirds (TrochilidcR) 313 



23. Kingfishers (Alcedinidce) 317 



24. Cuckoos (Cuculidce) 319 



25. Woodpeckers (Picidce) 323 



CHAPTER III. FOURTH ORDER. Eaptores ...... 339 



26. Owls (Strigidce) . . . 340 



27. Hawks and Eagles (Falconidce) ; . . . . .359 



28. American Vultures (Cathartidce) . . . . . 392 



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