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 CONTENTS. 



PAGB 



INTRODUCTION 13-15 



CHAPTER I. 



THE INSPIRING SPARROWS. 



Early morning Song-sparrow " Chippy" Bay- winged 

 Bunting, or Vesper-sparrow Swamp-sparrow Savanna 

 Sparrow Chewink Sharp-tailed Finch Foxie Sparrow 

 Snow-birds Peabody-bird Pine-finch Snow-bunt- 

 ing Lapland Long-spur Cross-bills Pine Grosbeak . 17-55 



CHAPTER II. 



WAITING FOR WARBLERS. 



Red-polled Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Chest- 

 nut-sided Warbler Black-and- White Tree-creeping 

 Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler, or Myrtle-bird 

 Black-throated Green Warbler Pine-creeping Warbler 

 Oven-bird Maryland Yellow-throat Redstart : Its 

 song, habits, and nesting ; no longer, if ever, a forest 

 bird 56-81 



CHAPTER III. 



THE MASTERS OF MELODY. 



Absence of birds from many localities ; thoughtlessness of 

 farmers English Sparrow Robin Cat-bird Thrasher 

 Wood-thrush Hermit Thrush 82-101 



CHAPTER IV. 



PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR. 



Curious and misleading popular names given to our com- 

 mon birds Pewee Wood-pewee Kingbird Great- 

 crested Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher Vireos 

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