LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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I. SCREECH OWL. (In color.) L. A. Fuertes. Frontispiece. 

 COLOR CHART. (Double page in color.) .... 26 

 II. NESTS OF RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD AND OF PHEASANT. 



Photographed by F. M. C. 75 



III. EGGS OF MEADOWLARK, UPLAND PLOVER, AND COMMON 



TERN. Photographed by F. M. C 78 



IV. PLUMAGES OF THE SCARLET TANAGER. (In color.) L. A. 



Fuertes. . . . . . . . .85 



V. ADULT MALE WOOD DUCK IN 'ECLIPSE' PLUMAGE. (In 



color.) L. A. Fuertes 86 



VI. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS AND CHICKADEES IN JUVENAL 



PLUMAGE. Photographed by F. M. C. . . . 88 

 VII. SONG SPARROWS. (In color.) L. A. Fuertes. ... 91 

 VIII. WOODCOCK ON NEST. Photographed by E. Van Altena. 



BLACK SKIMMER ON NEST. Photographed by F. M. C. 95 

 IX. GANNET, MURRES, PUFFINS, AND RAZOR-BILLED AUKS. 



Photographed by F. M. C 145 



X. GULLS AND PETRELS. L. A. Fuertes. . . . .152 

 XI. TERNS AND SKIMMERS. From Habitat Group in the 



American Museum of Natural History. . . .162 

 XII. HEADS OF DUCKS. Photographed from Specimens in the 



American Museum of Natural History. . . . 186 



XIII. DUCKS AND GEESE. L. A. Fuertes. .... 198 



XIV. CLAPPER RAIL. From Group in the American Museum 



of Natural History. ...... 232 



XV. SPOTTED SANDPIPER AND YOUNG. Photographed from 



Specimens in the American Museum of Natural History 261 



XVI. PASSENGER PIGEON. L. A. Fuertes 282 



XVII. FLYING HAWKS. L. A. Fuertes 287 



XVIII. HEADS OF OWLS. L. A. Fuertes. . . . .309 



XIX. FLYCATCHERS. (In color.) L. A. Fuertes. . . . 345 



XX. PLUMAGES OF THE BOBOLINK. (In color.) L. A. Fuertes. 358 

 XXI. PLUMAGES OF THE ORCHARD ORIOLE. (In color.) L. A. 



Fuertes 364 



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