CONTENTS. 



Introduction: 



Chapter I. Our West Virginia Birds 



Numbers Variety Work Done The Plan of Bulletin. 



Chapter II. Economic Ornithology 



Definition Kinds of Food Birds in Relation to Trees 

 and Forests Birds and Fruit Birds and Grain Birds 

 and Vegetables Birds and Weed Seeds Insect Food of 

 Birds Carnivorous Birds Scavengers Water Birds Re- 

 lationships to Human Life. 



Chapter III. The Protection of Useful Birds 



Why? Campaign of Education Protective Societies 

 Special Means of Protection Protective Laws Propaga- 

 tion of Useful Species Provide Nesting Sites Destroying 

 Harmful Species. 



Chapter IV. Hawks, Owls and Vultures 



Birds of Prey 'The Vultures The Hawks and Eagles 

 Owls. 



Chapter V. Bobwhite, Grouse and Wild Turkey 



Game Birds Bobwhite Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey. 



Chapter VI. The Woodpeckers 



Woodpecker Characteristics Downy and Hairy Yellow- 

 bellied Sapsucker Red-headed Woodpecker The Flicker. 



Chapter VII. Nighthawks, Swifts and Flycatchers 



Some Aerial Species Goatsuckers Chimney Swift Fly- 

 catchers. 



Chapter VIII. Blackbirds and Sparrows. 



General Characteristics Blackbirds Bobolink Meadow- 

 lark Orioles The Sparrows Food of Sparrows. 



Chapter IX. Tanagers, Swallows, Waxwings and Vireos 



Families Described The Tanagers Swallows Cedar Bird 

 Vireos. 



Chapter X. The Warblers 



Thirty-six Species Systematic Workers Yellow Warbler 

 Cape May Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler 

 Myrtle Warbler General Notes. 



Chapter XI. Thrashers, Wrens, Kinglets, Nuthatches and Titmice 



A Complex Group Mockingbird, Catbird and Thrasher 

 Wrens Nuthatches Titmice Gnatcatcher and Kinglets 

 Special Value. 



Chapter XII. The Thrushes 



Family Characteristics List of Species Their Food 

 Wood Thrush Food of Wood Thrush The Robin Food 

 of Robin Summary. 



