CONTENTS ix 



CHAPTER X 



PAGE 



The Iix-ASSORTED Blackbird Family . . . .'120 

 Bronzed and Purple Graddes, or Crow Blackbirds; 

 Rusty Blackbird; Baltimore Oriole; Orchard Oriole; 

 Meadowlark; Red-winged Blackbird; Cowbird; Bob- 

 olink 



CHAPTER XI 



Two Rascally Relations. ..*.... 133 

 Crow; Blue Jay 



CHAPTER Xn 



The Flycatchers T . . ' . ^ . " 138 



"Kingbird; Crested Flycatcher; Phoebe; Wood Pewee; 

 Least Flycatcher 



CHAPTER Xm 



Some QiTEER Relations . , 147 



Whippoorwill; Night-hawk; Chimney Swift; Ruby- 

 throated Humming-bird 



CHAPTER XIV 



Carpenters IN Feathers 156 



Flicker; Red-headed Woodpecker; Yellow-bellied 

 Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Hairy Woodpecker 



CHAPTER XV 



Kingfisher and Cuckoos . . '. " ." 168 



Belted Kingfisher; Yellow-billed and Black-billed 

 Cuckoos 



