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INDEX. 



Parrot, 96, 101, 102. 



gray, 112. 

 "Partridge," see Ruffed grouse. 



spruce, see Canada grouse. 

 Passamaquoddy Bay (Maine), 24. 

 " Peabody-bird," see White-throated spar- 

 row. 



Peacock, 82. 

 Pecten, 111. 

 Pelican, 57, 59, 61-64, 71, 112. 



brown, 61. 



European, 60. 

 . white, 61, 101. 

 Penguin, 139. 

 Perce, 42, 43. 

 Petersvogel, see Petrel. 

 Petrel, 15, 30, 176, 177. 



fork-tailed, 16. 



Leach's, 16, 34-38. 

 Pewee, see Wood pewee or Phoebe. 

 "Phaeton Rogers," 86. 

 Phalaropes, 20, 57, 71, 94. 

 Pheasant, 129. 



ring-necked or Denny, 129. 

 Phcebe, 183, 184, 187, 232. 

 "Pickerel weed," see Pontederia. 

 Pigeons, 176. 



domestic, 253. 



wild, 91, 112. 

 Plover, 57, 59, 151. 



crook-billed, 106. 



whistling, 253. 



yellow-legged, 253. 

 Point Lepreaux (Bay of Fundy), 164. 

 Point Loma (California), 38. 

 Polyandry, among birds, 231. 

 Polygamy, among birds, 23ft 

 Ponleder'ia, 4. 

 Poplar, food for grouse, 195. 

 Porcupine, 199. 



' Prairie dove," see Franklin's Rosy gull. 

 Prairie du Couteau (North Dakota), 58. 

 Prairie flowers, 58. 

 Primaries, 77, 78, 83, 89. 

 Prince Edward Island, 258. 

 Problems, of food and structure, 138-141. 



of reproduction and habits, 145-148. 



of safety and color, 142-145. 

 Protective coloration, 50, 149-154, 197, 198. 

 Ptarmigan, 161. 

 Puffin, 102. 



tufted, 30. 

 Pyramid Lake (Nevada), 64. 



QUAIL, 116, 129,151,254. 

 Questions answered, 270. 



RACES, geographical, 133. 



Rail, 7, 71. 



" Raincrow," see Cuckoo. 



Raptores, birds of prey, def., 101. 



Raven, 114. 



Red-poll, 200, 243. 



Redstart, see Warbler. 



Reproduction, 146-148. 



" Ricebird," see Bobolink. 



Robin, 74, 116, 117, 176, 248-251. 



SAGE-COCK, 162. 



St. Croix River, 18. 



St. Lawrence River, 42. 



San Francisco Mountain (Arizona), 160. 



Sandpiper, 57-59, 71, 93, 94, 151. 



pectoral, 253. 



spoon -billed, 105. 



spotted, 266. 

 Sapsucker, red-breasted, 190. 



yellow-bellied, 190. 

 Scapulars, def., 78. 

 Scoter, 178. 



" Sea geese," see Phalarope. 

 "Sea pigeon," see Black Guillemot. 

 Seal, 19, 44. 

 Secondaries, 77, 83, 89. 

 Semipalmation, def., 94. 

 Shaft, of feathers, 81. 

 Shakespeare, quoted, 215, 225. 

 Shearwater, 117, 176. 



black-vented, 39, 41. 

 Sheldrake, see Goosander. 

 Shrew mouse, 199. 

 Shrike, 102, 242-247. 



great northern, 240. 



loggerhead, 236-241. 

 Skimmer, black, 104. 

 Skua, see Jaeger. 

 Skylark, 97. 



"Snake bird," see Anhinga. 

 Snipe, 100, 101, 151, 266. 

 Snowbird, see Bunting and Junco. 

 Snow bunting, see Bunting. 

 Soaring, 91. 



Spanish moss, see Tillandsia. 

 Sparrow, English, 112, 115, 176, 179, 207, 216 

 217, 242. 244. 



chipping, 184, 254. 



fox, 193. 



song, 133, 232. 



swamp, 223. 



tree, 200, 243. 



western song, 193. 



white-throated, 257. 

 Sparrow hawk, see Hawk. 



