INDEX OF PLATES. 



I -I. ATK T. 



Myiodioctes p u s i I 1 u s , Black-capped War- 

 bler. Adults; upper fig., male; lower, female. Shrub, 

 Common Alder. Frontspieoe. 



PLATK II. 



Phonipara zena. Black-headed Finch. Ad- 

 ults; upper tiir., male; lower, female. Plant, Wild Lan tana. 

 Faces page 328. 



I'l.ATK III. 



P a s s e r c u 1 u s p r i n c e p s. Pallid Sparrow. A- 

 dult in spring. View, Northern sea coast. Plants, Common 

 ( 'in. Hie foil and Field Sorrel. Faces page 102. 

 I'l.ATK IV 



P i p i 1 o 1 e u c o p i a . White-eyed Towhee. Adult, 

 male. Shrub, Dwarf Oak. Faces page 144.* 



PLATE V. 



A m m o d r o m u s m e 1 a n o 1 e u c u s . Biackand 

 White Shore Finch. Adult, male. Plant, Rush. Faces 

 page -1 M. 



PLATE VI. 



Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, Inferior Larynx of a Crow. See page 

 109 for further explanations. 5, Sternum of a Robin; 

 Sc. Scapula, C, Coracoid, F, Furcula; T, Terminal 

 expansion of Furcula; Cp, Costal process; S, Body 

 of Sternum; K, Keel; 1, Marginal indentation. 6, Front 

 \ lew of same Sternum, M, Manubrium. 7. Foot of an 

 Insessorial Bird, T. Tibia; 'is, Tarsus. 8, Head, 9, Up- 

 per Mandible, of Olive-backed Thrush. lO.Hend, 11, Up-, 

 per Mandible of Golden-crowned Thrush. 12, 13, Sternum- 

 of Moeking Ilinl. 11. Head, 15, C, Foot, B; Sternum, and 

 A. 1. ppcr Mandible of Golden-crowned Wren. Hi, Head, 

 17, Upper Mandible of Mocking Bird. 18, 19, Sternum of 

 Bluebird. 20, Sternum, 21, Upper Mandible, 22, Head, 23^ 

 Tarsus of Thrasher. Faces p.ige 20. 



. PLATE VII. 



I !<_' 1. Sternum of Orange-crowned Warbler. 2, Head. 

 3, Upper Mandible; I. Sternum and Foot of Blue- Yellow- 

 backed Warbler. 5. Upper Mvindible; 6, He'id; 7, Sternum: 

 10, Foot of Maryland Yellow-Throat; 8. Head; 9, Upper 

 Mandible; 11, Foot; 24, Sternum of Redstart; 12, Head;. 

 13, Upper Mandible; II, Foot; 27, Sternum, of Rough- 

 winged Swallow, 15, Foot; 10, l'p|>or Mandible; 17, Head 

 25 and 20, Sternum; of Black and AVhite Creeper. 18, 

 Sternum; 29, Head, 3D, Upper Mandible of Logger-head 

 Mil ike 19, Sternum of Scarlet Tanayer 20, Sternum of 

 Warbling Vireo. 21, Upper mandible, 22, Head; 23, Tip 

 . I 'Secondary; 28. Sternum of Cedar Bird. 31, Head: 47, 

 Sternum, ol White-throated Sparrow. 32, Upper mandi- 

 ble. 33, Head of Summer Red Bird. 31, Head; 35, L p- 

 iier Mandible; 43, Sternum of Indigo Bird. 3tt, Head; 37, 

 'pper Mandible of Field Sparrow. 38, Upper Mandible; 

 39. Head; of Snowbird. 40, Upper Mandible; 41. Head; 

 ..lCol.lliTi.il. 42 Sternum of Black-headed Finch. 41. 

 Sternum of Yellow-winged Sparrow. 46, Sternum of Tree 

 Sparrow. 48, Sternum of Pallid Sparrow. Faces page 

 76. 



I'l.ATK VIII. 



Dendroeea Dominica. Yellow - throated 

 Warbler. Adults. Vine., A Southern Suiilax. I 



page lio. 



I'l.ATK IX. 



1, Tail, 9, Upper Mandible. S, Head of Bluebird. I. 



m lion. !':i.;.- llu, mi.l'T ]i.-.i'iin_' r. 



All the Figures, unless otherwise stated, are the size of Nature. 



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Foot. 5, Tail, 6, Head, 7, Upper Mandible, 8, Sternum of 

 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 9, Tail of Ituby-crowned Wren. 

 10, Sternum, 11, Upper Mandible, IS, Head of Chickadee. 

 1 3, He-id, 14, Upper mandible, 15, Tail, 18, Foot of Grent 

 Cariolina Wren. 16, Upper mandible, 17, Head, 25, Foot, 

 26, Sternum of Worm-eating Warbler. 19, Tongue, (twice 

 life-size,) 20, Sternum, 21, Upper Mandible, 22, Head of 

 Crested Titmouse. 23, Sternum, 24, Tongue (twice life- 

 size,) df AVhite-bellied Nuthatch. 27, Head, 2*, Upper 

 Mandible Blackburnian Warbler. 29, Sternum of Yel- 

 low-rumptd Warbler. 30, Upper Mandible, 31, Head, 

 37, Foot of Long-billed Marsh Wren. 32, Sternum of 

 llou^c Wren (A, side, B, front view.) 33, Foot, 34, Wing, 

 35, Head. 36, Upper Mandible, 38, Sternum of Titlark. Fa- 

 ces page 40. 



PLATE X. 



I. I lead; 5, Sternum; of Bay-winged Sparrow. 2, 

 Head; 7, Sternum; of Lark Finch. 3, Head: 11, Sternum; 

 of Fox-colored Sparrow. 4, Head; 6, Sternum; of Song 

 Sparrow. 9, Head; 22, Sternum; of Cardinal Grosbeak. 

 8, Sternum; ot Swamp Sparrow. 14, Head; 10. Sternum; 

 of Purple Finch. 12, Sternum; of White-eyed Towhee. 

 13, Sternum: of Biackand White Shore Finch. 15, Head; 

 16, Upper Mandible; 21, Sternum; of Bobolink. 17, 

 Head; 27, Sternum; of Cow Bunting. 18, Head; of Yel- 

 low-winged Sparrow- 19, Head; 20, Sternum; of Itcd- 

 winged Blackbird. 23, Head; 28, Sternum; of Yellow- 

 headed Blackbird. 24, Sternum; 25, Up|>er Mandible; 2(1, 

 Head; of Meadow Lark Faces page 124. 



PLATE XI. 



Vireo Philadelphicus. Philadelphia Vir- 

 eo. Adult. Vine, Yellow Jessamine. Faces page 472. 



PLATE XII. 



Sternum of Canada Jay. Faces page 160. 



PLATE XIII. 



Certhiola B a h a m e n s i s Yellow-rumpcd 

 Creeper. Adult. Plant, Scarlet Sage from Key West. 

 Faces page 84. 



PLATK XIV 



I, Larynx of King Bird, (enlarged.) O, Oesophagus; 

 St, Stsrno-trachealis. (elevated); Ba, Bronclio-tnichealis 

 anticus; B B, Bronchialis; B. Bronchial Tube. 2, Head of 



Canada Jay. 3. C..r:u-oid, 4, I 'p|H.-r Mandihle, G, Head of 

 (J real Crested Flycatcher. 7, Sternum of Acadian Fly- 

 catcher, 8. Head; 10, Upper Mandihle of (.Jray Kingbird. 

 9 Head, 11, 12, Sternum of Belted Kingfisher. 13, I], per 

 Mandible. II Head of Yeilow-l>elliod Flycotcher. 15,10, 

 Sternum. 29 I'pprr Mandible, 30 Head of Night Hawk. 

 17 I It-ad, 1H Sternum, i-'.'i I'pper Mandible of l'.ii.li;c I'ewee. 

 Ill Sternum. 20 Head, v>l Upper Mandible ,,( \\", d I'ewee. 

 J-J Pectinated mid. Id- toe nail, 24. Head, 251'pjKT mandible, 

 2(i. '-7, Sternum, -JS, Scapula of Whippoorwill. Faces pane 

 170. 



PLATE XV. 



A egi ft 1 i t i* m o n t a n u s , Mountain 1'lowT. 

 Adult. A e g i a I i t i s i o < i I C r o u s . Killdeer 1'loV- 

 cr. Young. Fa. i - |.a^e !!<>0. 



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