GENERAL CONTENTS. XI 



r'H AFTER V 



Silence of the Forests Interesting Birds White-headed Eagle Variety 

 of Hawks Musquito Hawk Owls Great Horned Owl Snowy 

 Owl Absence of Birds in Winter Snow-Birds Esteemed a Deli- 

 cacy Their Kesemblance to Ortolan Arrival of Birds in Spring 

 Blue-Bird, Harbinger of Spring Scarlet War-Bird Orioles Hum- 

 ming-Birds Familiar English Birds Characteristics of Country 

 Canadian Forest " May- Apple" Woodpeckers Red- winged Star- 

 ling Absence of the Common Sparrow Principal Feathered In- 

 habitants of the Forest Game Birds of the Coverts and Plains 

 Waders and Water-Fowl Game Seasons of the Upper and Lower 

 Provinces Their Discrepancy Its Effects Proposed Altera- 

 tion pp. 107117 



CHAPTER VI. 



The Passenger Pigeon Its Periodical Flights Great number Killed 

 Breeding Places The Wild Turkey Probable Parent of Domestic 

 Bird Its Importation into Spain Early Accounts of Misnomers 

 Mexican Origin Differences between Wild and Farm-yard Birds 

 Nest and Eggs Craftiness of the Hen Young Birds Association 

 of " Gobblers" Food of Wild- Turkey Their Wanderings Former 

 Abundance Present Haunts Difficulty of approaching them 

 Season for Hunting Their Game Qualities Use of the Dog 

 Gradual Extermination The Grouse of Canada The Spotted- 

 Grouse Plumage and Habits Female Their Size The Prairie- 

 Hen The Prairies Fires on Prairie Weight and Plumage of 

 Prairie-Hen Singular Call Female Bird Pugnacity of Male 

 Birds Breeding Season Eggs Young Birds Season for Prairie- 

 Hen Shooting Dogs for Size of Coveys Food of Prairie-Hen 

 Winter Habits Prairie-Hen sent to English Market Flesh not 

 Poisonous Questionable Advantages of Acclimatizing The Ptar- 

 migan Plumage in Summer and Winter Where found Eggs 

 The Ruffed-Grouse Habitat Its Size and Appearance "Drum- 

 ming" Manner of Walking Flight Shooting Season Unfit for 

 Food in Winter American Kalmias The Colin Erroneously 

 called " Quail" Its Plumage Haunts Call Note Season for 

 Shooting Introduction into England pp. 121 164 



