VI CONTENTS. 



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Family Sylviidas, Wood-Inliabiters 178 



Paridte, Titmice 182 



Sub-Family Sittinas, Nuthatches 186 



Family CerthiadEe, Creepers 190 



Troglodytidae, Wrens 192 



Sylvicolidse, Warblers 199 



Sub-Family MotacilliuEe, Wagtails 199 



Sylvicolinie, Wood- Warblers 201 



Tanagrinse, Tanagers 250 



Family Hirundinidse, Swallows 254 



BombycillidaB, Chatterers 264: 



Laniidse, Shrikes 268 



Sub-Family Laniinse, Shrikes proper 268 



Vireoninse, Vireos 270 



Family AlaudidaB, Skylarks 280 



Fringillidse, Seed-Eaters 288 



Sub-Family Coccothraustints, Finches 283 



Spizellinaj, Sparrows 301 



Passerellin^, Buntings 325 



Family Icteridse 335 



Sub-Family Agelaeinse, Starlings 335 



Icterinte, Orioles 346 



Quiscalinffi, Blackbirds 350 



Family Corvids, Crows 355 



Sub-Family Corvinse, Crows proper 355 



Garrulinse, Jays 364 



ORDER rV^. — RASORES, SCRATCHERS. 



Sub-Order Columbse 373 



Family Columbidas, Doves 373 



Sub-Order Galling, Game-Birds 378 



Family Tetraonidaj, Grouse 378 



Perdicidse, Partridges 393 



ORDER v. — GRALLATORES, WADERS. 



Sub-Order Herodiones . ..398 



Family Ardeidse, Herons 398 



Sub-Order Grallse, Shore-Birds . . . • 412 



Family Charadridse, Plovers 413 



ILcmatopodidaj, Oyster-Catchers 424 



llecurvirostridae, Avoscts 428 



