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WOOD NOTES WILD. 



Turdus merula. See Blackbird. 

 Turdus migratorius. See Robin. 

 Turdus musicus. See Thrush. 

 Turdus mustelinus. See Thrush. 

 Turdus pallasi. See Thrush. 



U. S. DEPT. of Agriculture, 239. 

 U. S. National Museum, 240. 

 Urania sloaneus (Butterfly), 160. 



VARIATIONS in bird-song, 168, 173. 

 (See also Bird-song.) Allen, J. A., 

 168; fielding, L., 163; Jesse, E., 

 173; Miller, 0. T., 169; Minot, H. 

 D. Redstart, 158 ; Song of young 

 and old birds, 25, 26 ; Song of same 

 birds, 8. 



Veery. See Thrush (turdus fusces- 

 cens). 



Ventriloquism. Atrichias, 210; Ex- 

 plained, 151; Lyre-bird, 210; Ore- 

 oica, 210. 



Ventriloquist &ove(geopelia tranquilla, 

 Gould), 151. 



Vesper-mice, Music of, 126. 



Viardot, L., 142, 240. 



Vickary, N Great northern diver, 97. 



Vireo olivaceus. See Vireo. 



Vireo, Red-eyed (vireo olivaceus), 

 189. (See also Cat-bird, 52.) Minot, 

 H. D., 190; Notation, 78; Nuttall, 

 T., 190; Samuels, E. A., 190; 

 Stearns, W. A., 190. 



Voice. Sully J. Sexual selection 

 improves, 138. 



W., J. M., 240. 



Wake-up. See Wood-pecker (colaptes 

 auratus). 



Walker, R. C., 242. 



Wallace, A. R., 137, 140, 240. 



Walton, I., 240 ; Nightingale, 182. 



Warbler, Black-throated green (den- 

 droica virens), 8; Minot, H. D., 

 157; Notations, 48, 117; Nuttall, 

 T., 158; Samuels, E. A., 157; Simi- 



larity between its song and "Lar- 

 board watch," 48 ; Song interpreted 

 as prayer to Saint Theresa, 150. 



Warbler, Chestnut-sided (dendroica 

 Pennsylvanica). Burroughs, J., 157; 

 Minot, H. D., 157; Notation, 49. 



Warbler, Maryland yellow-throat. 

 Notation, 49. 



Warbler, Sedge. Taylor, J. E., 176. 



Warbler, Willow. Harting, J. E. 

 Notation, 215. 



Warbler, Yellow (dendroica cestiva). 

 Notation, 47; Nelson, H. L.; 156; 

 Song resembles redstart's; 158; Vo- 

 cal power of, 156. 



Warblers, American (sylvicotidce). No- 

 tations, 49. 



Warren, Uncle (pseud.), 240. 



Water dropping from a faucet. Nota- 

 tion, 3. 



Water-ousel, 160. 



Waterton, C., 240; Bell-bird, 196. 



Watt, R., 240. 



Weber, Dr. F., 129,130, 133, 240, 242; 

 Notations: Cat, 225, Cock, 225, 

 Cow, 224, Dog (barking), 224, Don- 

 key, 224, Horse, 225, Wind, 224, 

 Wind (wailing), 224. 



West shore (newspaper), Portland, 

 Or., 184,237. 



Wheelwright, H. W., 127, 240. 



Whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus), 

 167; Flagg, W. Quail and, 168; 

 Night-hawk and, 67; Notations, 68; 

 Wilson, Dr. A., 69. 



Whistling of birds, 133. 



White, Rev. G., 126, 240; Great 

 horned owl, 99. 



White-banded mocking-bird. See 

 Mocking-bird. 



White-bellied Nuthatch. See Nut- 

 hatch (sitta Carolinensis). 



White-throat, 160. 



White-throated sparrow. See Sparrow 

 (zonotrichia albicollis). 



Why birds sing, 139. 



Wienland, D. F., 240. 



Wilkinson, A. G. White-throated 

 sparrow, 152. 



