RECORDS, VOLUME XI, MAY, 19] 9. lOo 



Lecture 5. 



American Warblers continued. 



Lecture 6. 



Vireos contrasted with Warblers as in- 

 sect hunters. Wagtail Thrushes; flight song 

 and call song of Ovenbird. Waxwings, an 

 ancient race, are insect catchers as well as 

 fruit eaters; songless and why. Tanagers, a 

 tropical group; why the brilliant color of the 

 male is protective to the female; autumal 

 dress of male. Swallows, a study of form 

 and flight; nesting habits. 



Lecture 7. 



Shrikes, mimics. Nuthatches, Creepers, 

 Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Wrens, etc. 



Lecture 8. 



The extensive Oriole family, also of 

 tropical origin. Baltimore Oriole, its habits. 

 Meadow Lark; call song and true song. Red- 

 winged Blackbird, habits of males, winter 

 range of both sexes. Grackles, a study in 



