CONTENTS. Vll 



EUROPEAN LARKS. 



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SKY LARK 91 



WOOD LARK . .94 



RICE BIRD, OR BOBOLINK 95 



RED-WINGED STARLING 99 



EUROPEAN STARLING . . . s . . 102 



GREAT AMERICAN SHRIKE, OR BUTCHER BIRD . . 103 



CEDAR WAXWING 106 



BLUE JAY 109 



THE MAGPIE 112 



EUROPEAN JAY 114 



CAROLINA PARROT 115 



EUROPEAN SISKIN FINCH 117 



SOUTH AMERICAN, ASIATIC, AND AFRICAN 

 BIRDS. 



ORIOLES . 119 



ICTERUS ORIOLE, OR TROOPIAL . . . . . 119 



CACIQUE ORIOLE ....... 121 



RED-RUMFED ORIOLE 121 



BLACK-HEADED ORIOLE 122 



CRESTED DOMINICAN GROSSBEAK . . . 123 



MINO BIRD 124 



JAVA FINCH, OR SPARKOW 126 



BROAD-SHAFTED WIDAH FINCH . . 128 



CRIMSON-COLLARED WIDAH ..... 130 



RED-BILLED WIDAH 130 



AMANDAVA, OR AVODAVINE FINCH . . . .131 



SENEGAL FINCH, OR SPICE BIRD .... 132 



