Vi CONTENTS. 



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Family Sylviidse, Wood-Inhabiters 178 



Paridae, Titmice 182 



Sub-Family Sittinae, Nuthatches 186 



Family Certhiadae, Creepers 190 



Troglodytidae, Wrens 192 



Sylvicolidse, Warblers 199 



Sub-Family Motacillinse, Wagtails 199 



Sylvicolinse, Wood- Warblers 201 



Tanagrinae, Tanagers 250 



Family Hirundinidae, Swallows 254 



BombycillidaB, Chatterers 264 



Laniidae, Shrikes 268 



Sub-Family Laniinae, Shrikes proper 268 



Vireoninae, Vireos 270 



Family Alaudidae, Skylarks 280 



Fringillidae, Seed-Eaters 283 



Sub-Family Coccothraustinae, Finches 283 



Spizellinae, Sparrows 301 



Passerellinae, Buntings 325 



Family Icteridae 335 



Sub-Family Agelaeinae, Starlings 335 



Icterinae, Orioles 346 



Quiscalinae, Blackbirds 350 



Family Corvidae, Crows 355 



Sub-Family Corvinae, Crows proper 355 



Garrulinae, Jays 364 



ORDER IV. RASORES, SCRATCHERS. 



Sub-Order Columbae 373 



Family Columbidae, Doves 373 



Sub-Order Gallinae, Game-Birds 378 



Family Tetraonidae, Grouse 378 



Perdicidae, Partridges 393 



ORDER V. GRALLATORES, WADERS. 



Sub-Order Herodiones 395 



Family Ardeidae, Herons 393 



Sub-Order Grallae, Shore-Birds 412 



Family Charadridas, Plovers 413 



Phalaropodidae, Phalaropes 424 



Scolopacidae, Snipes 426 



