Bird Families 



Redstart. 



Wilson's Warbler. 

 Worm-eating Warbler. 

 Yellow Warbler. 

 Yellow Palm Warbler. 

 Ovenbird. 



Northern Water Thrush. 

 Louisiana Water Thrush. 

 Maryland Yellowthroat. 

 Yellow-breasted Chat. 



Family Moiacillidcv.: WAGTAILS AND PIPITS 



Only three birds of this family inhabit North America, and 

 of these only one is common enough, east of the Mississippi, to 

 be included in this book. Terrestrial birds of open tracts near 

 the coast, stubble-fields, and country roadsides, with brownish 

 plumage to harmonize with their surroundings. The American 

 pipit, or titlark, has a peculiar wavering flight when, after being 

 flushed, it reluctantly leaves the ground. Then its white tail 

 feathers are conspicuous. Its habit of wagging its tail when 

 perching is not an exclusive family trait, as the family name 

 might imply. 



American Pipit, or Titlark. 



Family Troglodytida' : THRASHERS, WRENS, ETC. 



Subfamily Mimiiuv: THRASHERS, MOCKING-BIRDS, AND 



CATBIRDS 



Apparently the birds that comprise this large general family 

 are too unlike to be related, but the missing links or inter- 

 mediate species may all be found far South. The first subfamily 

 is comprised of distinctively American birds. Most numerous 

 in the tropics. Their long tails serve a double purpose — in assist- 

 ing their flight and acting as an outlet for their vivacity. Usually 

 they inhabit scrubby undergrowth bordering woods. They rank 

 among our finest songsters, with ventriloquial and imitative 

 powers added to sweetness of tone. 



Brown Thrasher. 



Catbird. 



Mocking-bird. 



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