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INDEX. 



Grackle, bronzed, 20-27. 

 Grass finch, 171, 172. 

 Great-crested flycatcher, 163-165. 

 Grosbeak, rose-breasted, 153, 154. 

 Grouse, ruffed, 32-35. 



Hair-bird, 60-66. 

 Hairy woodpecker, 92-98. 

 Hangnest, 52-54. 

 Hemlock warbler, 186, 187. 

 Hermit thrush, 202-205. 

 Humming-bird, ruby-throated, 36-40. 

 Humming-birds, general characteris- 

 tics, 209. 



Indigo-bird, 119-122. 



Jay, blue, 69-75. 



Jays, general characteristics, 209. 



Junco, 138-140. 



Keel-tailed blackbird, 20-27. 

 Kingbird, 83-85. 

 Kingfisher, belted, 57-60. 

 Kingfishers, general characteristics, 



208. 

 Kinglets, 140-144. 



general characteristics, 211. 



Lark, meadow, 40^2. 

 Least flycatcher, 87-89. 

 Localities, classification by, 211. 



Marked habits, 217. 

 Martin, bee, 83-85. 



sand, 165, 166. 



Maryland yellow-throat, 191-193. 

 Meadow-lark, 40-42, 107, 108. 

 Myrtle warbler, 189, 190. 



Nesting habits, classification by, 218, 



219. 



Night-hawk, 169-171. 

 Nuthatch, white-bellied, 100-105. 

 Nuthatches, general characteristics, 



Orange-throated warbler, 186, 187. 

 Oriole, 52-54, 107, 108. 

 Orioles, general characteristics, 209. 

 Oven-bird, 132-138. 



Partridge, 32-35. 



Peculiarities of flight, 217. 



Pewee, wood, 85-87. 



Phoebe, 80-83. 



Pigeon-holes for perching birds, 206, 



207. 

 Purple finch, 122, 123. 



Rain crow, 46, 47. 

 Red-eyed vireo, 124-129. 



Red-headed woodpecker, 159, 160. 



Redstart, 180-184. 



Red-winged blackbird, 89-92, 107, 



108. 



Reed-bird, 27-32. 

 Rice-bird, 27-32. 

 Robin, 4-10. 



golden, 52-54. 



Rose-breasted grosbeak, 153, 154. 

 Ruby-throated humming-bird, 36-40. 

 Ruffed grouse, 32-35. 



Sand martin, 165, 166. 

 Sapsucker, yellow-bellied, 160-163. 

 Scarlet tanager, 146-150. 

 Shape of bill adapted to food, 218. 

 Size compared with the robin, 213. 

 Slate-colored snowbird, 138-140. 

 Snowbird, slate-colored, 138-140. 

 Snow bunting, 144, 145. 

 Snowflake, 144, 145. 

 Social sparrow, 60-66. 

 Songs, classification by, 216. 

 Song flight, 217. 

 Song sparrow, 66-68. 

 Sparrow, bay-winged, 171, 172. 



bush, 174, 175. 



chipping, 60-66. 



field, 174, 175. 



fox, 175, 176. 



junco, 138-140. 



social, 60-66. 



song, 66-68. 



tree, 172, 173. 



vesper, 171, 172. 



white-crowned, 173, 174. 



white-throated, 109-111. 

 Sparrows, general characteristics, 



209. 



Summer yellow-bird, 179, 180. 

 Swallow, bank, 165, 166. 



barn, 55-57. 



chimney, 16-18. 



cliff, 166. 



eave, 166. 

 Swallows, general characteristics, 



210. 



Swift, chimney, 16-18. 

 Swifts, general characteristics, 208, 

 209. 



Tanager, scarlet, 146-150. 

 Tanagers, general characteristics, 



210. 



Tawny thrush, 198-202. 

 Thistle-bird, 76-80. 

 Thrasher, brown, 150-153. 

 Thrashers, general characteristics, 



210. 



Thrush, golden-crowned, 132-138. 

 hermit, 202-205. 

 tawny, 198-202. 



