CONTENTS 



Introduction 7 



Bird Studies in Black and White 9 



The Chickadee (13 illustrations) 9 



The Nuthatch (13 illustrations) 21 



Air Scouts 31 



Chimney Swift (3 illustrations) 31 



Nighthawk (4 illustrations) 36 



Whip-poor-will (3 illustrations) 43 



Tree Swallow (1 illustration) 46 



Bank Swallow (2 illustrations) 47 



Bird Masons 51 



Phoebe (6 illustrations) 51 



Barn Swallow (5 illustrations) 59 



Expert Flycatchers 65 



Chebec (6 illustrations) 65 



Redstart (3 illustrations) 69 



Blue Skies and Blue Birds 75 



Bluebird (10 illustrations) 75 



Blue Jay (7 illustrations) 82 



MoSS-COVERED HoMES 91 



Hummingbird (4 illustrations) 91 



Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1 illustration) 97 



Wood Pewee (1 illustration) 98 



Favorite Songsters 103 



Goldfinch (2 illustrations) 101 



Robin (13 illustrations) 103 



Veery (4 illustrations) 117 



Wood Thrush (3 illustrations) 123 



Grosbeak (3 illustrations) 125 



Catbird (6 illustrations) 130 



Brown Thrasher (7 illustrations) 135 



Birds of Silence 143 



Cedarbird (8 illustrations) 143 



Cuckoos (7 illustrations) 152 



