LIST OF COLORED PLATES 



FACING PAGE 



PASSENGER PIGEON Frontispiece 



PIED-BILLED GREBE 10 



LOON 14 



BRUNNICH'S MURRE 22 



HERRING GULL 40 



COMMON TERN 50 



BLACK TERN 58 



WILSON'S STORMY PETREL 68 



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER ...... 88 



MALLARD DUCK 94 



BLACK DUCK 98 



BALD-PATE DUCK 100 



GREEN-WINGED TEAL . . 104 



PIN-TAIL DUCK no 



WOOD DUCK 112 



CANVASBACK DUCK 116 



GOLDEN-EYE DUCK . . . 122 



CANADA GOOSE 138 



LEAST BITTERN 158 



GREAT BLUE HERON 162 



BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON 168 



SORA RAIL 180 



PURPLE GALLINULE 184 



COOT OR MUD HEN . .188 



