LIST OF COLORED PLATES 



FACING PAGE 



PASSENGER PIGEON Frontispiece 



PIED-BILLED GREBE JO 



LOON ^ 



BRUNNICH'S MURRE 22 



HERRING GULL 40 



COMMON TERN \ 50 



BLACK ^RN 5 8 



WILSON'S STORMY PETREL .68 



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 88 



MALLARD DUCK . ....... 94 



BLACK DUCK . 98 



BALD-PATE DUCK 100 



GREEN-WINGED TEAL . . . . . . . .104 



PIN-TAIL DUCK . 1 10 



WOOD DUCK 1 12 



CANVASBACK DUCK . . \\6 



GOLDEN-EYE DUCK .122 



CANADA GOOSE 1 3% 



LEAST BITTERN ........ 158 



GREAT BLUE HERON 162 



BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON 168 



SORA RAIL . . 180 



PURPLE GALLINULE 184 



COOT OR MUD HEN . 188 



