TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION 1 1 



WHERE BIRDS MAY BE LOOKED FOR 19 



ABOUT BIRDS IN GENERAL 21 



FIELD KEY TO OUR COMMON BIRDS 25 



SUMMER RESIDENTS 41 



THRUSHES, ETC 41 



GNATCATCHER 45 



NUTHATCHES AND TITS 46 



THRASHERS AND WRENS 49 



WARBLERS 58 



VIREOS 71 



CEDAR WAXWING 76 



SWALLOWS ., . 78 



TANAGERS 84 



SPARROWS, ETC 86 



BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES 98 



CROWS AND BLUE JAY 106 



FLYCATCHERS no 



SWIFT AND HUMMINGBIRD 117 



WHIP-POOR-WILL AND NIGHTHAWK 119 



WOODPECKERS 121 



KINGFISHER 128 



CUCKOOS 130 



OWLS 132 



HAWKS 137 



TURTLE DOVE 148 



QUAIL, GROUSE, AND WILD TURKEY 149 



SHORE AND WATER BIRDS 151 



MIGRATION OF BIRDS 156 



DESCRIPTIONS OF MIGRANTS AND WINTER RESIDENTS . 1 59 

 TABULATED LIST OF ALL BIRDS FOUND IN THE DISTRICT 



OF COLUMBIA 178 



BIRDS THAT MAY BE SEEN IN WINTER 187 



LOCAL LISTS 188 



OBSERVATION OUTLINE 192 



INDEX 197 



