Index of Contents 



Abbott, C. C., quoted, 21, 77. 

 Accipitrinae, of what composed, 29. 

 Adaptability of birds to various 



conditions, 268. 



Aeolus, father of Halcyone, 67. 

 Aeolus guards the winds, 68. 

 Agialitis vocifera, 87-90. 

 Aix sponsa, 75-79. 

 Alaudidae, family of, 153. 

 Alcedinidas, family of, 63. 

 Alexander, Grace, quoted, 42. 

 Allen, James Lane, quoted, 13, 15. 

 American golden plover, migration 



of, 89. 



American goldfinch, 229-232. 

 American Ornithology, quotation 



from, 23, 41, 153, 213, 251. 

 American robin, 91-97. 

 American sparrow hawk, 35-38. 

 American woodcock, 81-85. 

 Ampelidae, family of, 243. 

 Ampelis cedrorum, 243-247. 

 Animals depend upon vegetables, 



297. 

 Animals, wild, at Buzzard's Roost, 



6. 



Anatidae, family of, 75. 

 Anatinse, subfamily of, 75. 

 Anserinae, subfamily of, 75. 

 A Naturalist's Rambles About 



Home, quotation from, 21, 77. 

 Aphis, rapid increase of, 301. 

 Appollo, visit to Ceyx, 67. 

 Artie Circle, crows breeding with- 

 in, 18. 



Ardeia herodias, 69-73. 

 Ardeidse, family of, 69. 

 Ardeinae, subfamily of, 69. 

 Audubon, John J., quoted, 19, 27, 



54, 71, 77, 92, 93, 122, 140, 201, 



211. 



Audubon, John J., sketch of, 214. 

 Audubon Park, location of, 214. 

 Australia's rabbit pest, 303. 

 Autumn and spring compared, 277. 



Bailey, William L., quoted, 89, 236. 



Baltimore, Lord, account of, 159. 



Baltimore oriole, 159-163. 



Barn swallow, 203-207. 



Baskett, James N., quoted, 70, 172, 



239, 253, 272, 277, 278, 291. 

 Bass, Mamie L., quoted, 223. 

 Bates, Mrs., quoted, 207. 

 Beal, F. E. L., quoted, 108, 133, 139, 



145, 162, 185, 266, 267, 295. 

 Beech trees at Buzzard's Roost, 259. 

 Beech, the Nesbit, 4, 259. 

 Beetles, click, account of, 163. 

 Belted kingfisher, 63-68. 

 Bendire, Major Charles, quoted, 23, 



31, 36, 151, 162, 166, 177, 184, 



190, 210, 250, 266, 268, 286. 

 Bible account of the dove, 240. 

 Bible, quotations from, 4, 240, 297, 



298. 

 Bicknell, Eugene P., quoted, 82, 



293. 



Big Branch described, 107. 

 Bills of birds, shapes and uses of, 



12. 

 Bill of 



Bluebird, 100. 



Bobolink, 165. 



Bob White, 284. 



Bunting, Indigo, 226. 



Cardinal, 9. 



Catbird, 120. 



Cowbird, 149. 



Creeper, Brown, 279. 



Crow, American, 17. 



Cuckoo, Yellow-billed, 188. 



Dickcissel, 171. 



Dove, Mourning, 238. 



Duck, Wood, 76. 



Flicker, 250. 



Goldfinch, American, 230. 



Grackle, Bronzed, 144. 



Grosbeak, Rose-breasted, 221. 



Hawk, Night, 182. 



Hawk, Red-tailed, 30. 



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