VI CONTENTS. 



Pack 



Family Sylvlidse, Wood-Inhabitcrs , 178 



Paridge, Titmice 182 



Sub-Family Sittinse, Nuthatches 186 



Family Certhiadae, Creepers 190 



Troglodytidae, Wrens 192 



Sylvicolidse, Warblers 199 



Sub-Family Motacillin^, Wagtails 199 



Sylvicolinse, Wood- Warblers 201 



Tanagrinae, Tanagcrs 250 



Family Hirundinidte, Swallows 254 



Bombycillidae, Chatterers 264 



Laniidae, Shrikes 268 



Sub-Family Laniinas, Shrikes proper 268 



Vireoninae, Vireos 270 



Family Alaudidae, Skylarks 280 



Fringillid^e, Seed-Eaters 283 



Sub-Family Coccothraustinse, Finches 283 



Spizelli«£e, Sparrows 301 



Passerelhnae, Buntings 325 



Family Icteridae 335 



Sub-Family Agelaeinae, Starlings 335 



Icterinas, Orioles 346 



Quiscalinas, Blackbirds 350 



Family Corvidse, Crows 355 



Sub-Family Corvinae, Crows proper 355 



, Garrullnas, Jays 364 



ORDER rV^. — RASORES, SCRATCHERS. 



Sub-Order Columbae 373 



Family Columbidae, Doves 373 



Sub-Order Galllnae, Game-Birds 378 



Family Tetraonidae, Grouse 378 



Perdicidae, Partridges 389 



ORDER v. — GRALLATORES, WADERS. 



Sub-Order Herodiones 396 



Family Ardeidse, Herons 396 



Sub-Order Grallae, Shore-Birds 410 



Family Charadridae, Plovers 411 



Haematopodidae, Oyster-Catchers ...,...., 422 



Recurvlrostridae, Avosets . . 426 



