INDEX. 



AMERICAN goldfinch, 76-80. 

 Arbitrary classification of birds de- 

 scribed, 211-219. 



Baltimore oriole, 52-54. 

 Bank swallow, 165, 166. 

 Barn swallow, 55-57. 

 Bay-winged bunting, 171, 172. 

 Bee martin, 83-85. 

 Belted kingfisher, 57-60. 

 Bill, shape of, adapted to food, 218. 

 Blackbird, bronzed, 20-27. 

 crow, 20-27, 107. 

 keel-tailed, 20-27. 

 red-winged, 89-92, 107. 

 Blackbirds and orioles, general char- 



acteristics, 209. 



Blackburnian warbler, 186, 187. 

 Black-capped chickadee, 42-45. 

 Black-masked ground warbler, 191- 



193. 

 Black-throated blue warbler, 187, 



188. 

 Black and white creeping warbler, 



184, 185. 

 Bluebird, 14-16. 

 Blue jay, 69-75. 

 Bobolink, 27-32, 107. 

 Bronzed grackle, 20-27. 

 Brown creeper, 176, 177. 

 Brown thrasher, 150-153. 

 Bull-bat, 169-171. 

 Bunting, bay-winged, 171, 172. 



snow, 144, 145. 

 Bush sparrow, 174, 175. 



Catbird, 18-20. 

 Cedar-bird, 112-115. 

 Chestnut-sided warbler, 190, 191. 

 Chewink, 115-119. 

 Chickadee, black-capped, 42-45. 

 Chimney swallow, 16-18. 



swift, 16-18. 

 Chip-bird, 60-66. 

 Chipping sparrow, 60-66. 



Chippy, 60-66. 

 Classification, 



by colors, 214-216. 



Classification by localities, 211-213. 



by marked habits, 217. 



by nesting habits, 218,219. 



by peculiarities of flight, 217. 



by shape of bill, 218. 



by size, 213. 



by song, 216. 

 Cliff swallow, 166. 

 Colors, classification by, 214-216. 

 Cowbird, 105-108. 

 Creeper, brown, 176, 177. 

 Creepers, general characteristics, 210, 



Crossbills, 166-169. 

 Crow, 10-13. 



rain, 46, 47. 



blackbird, 20-27, 107, 108. 

 Crows and jays, general characteris- 

 tics, 209. 

 Cuckoo, 46, 47. 

 Cuckooa, general characteristics, 208. 



Devil- down-head, 100-105. 

 Downy woodpecker, 99, 100. 



Eave swallow, 166. 



Field sparrow, 174, 175. 

 Finch, grass, 171, 172. 



purple, 122, 123. 



Finches, general characteristics, 209. 

 Fire-bird, 52-54. 

 Flicker, 48-51. 

 Flight, peculiarities of, 217. 

 Flycatcher, great-crested, 163-165. 



kingbird, 83-85. 



least, 87-89. 

 Flycatchers, general characteristics, 



209. 

 Fox sparrow, 175, 176. 



Goatsuckers, general characteristics, 



208. 



Golden-crowned thrush, 132-138. 

 Golden robin, 52-54. 

 Golden warbler, 179, 180. 

 Goldfinch, American, 76-80. 



