INDEX AND GLOSSARY. 



Note. A lew English synonym;?, not in the body of the work, are introflnced. 

 oi' genus; " § " relers to paragraph of Introduction; other references are to pages. 



:' No." refers to member 

 a, adjective; n, noun. 



A. 



Abdomen, n. Belly, § 39. 

 Aberrant, a. Deviating from ordi- 

 nary structure, § 34. 

 Abert's Towhce, IS'J. 

 Acadian Flvcatcher, 171. 



0\vl, -JOii. 

 Accipiter, No. 1;V). 

 Acicular, a. Needle-shaped, § 47. 

 Acropodium,n. Top of toes, § 77. 

 Acrotarsium, n. Instep, § 77. 

 Actlturus, No. 210. 

 Aetodromas, No. 207. 

 _^chmophorus, No. 312. 

 ^gialitis, No. lt)l. 

 ..^giothus, No. lU. 

 yEstrelata, No. a02. 

 Aliinity, n. Quality of direct rela- 

 tion, § 213. 

 Agelaeinse. 1J54. 

 Agel^eus, No. 80. 

 Agyrtria, No. 124. 

 Aix, No. 250. 



Ala, n.ipl. aire. Wing, § 5t-r>4-. 

 Alar, a. Pertaining to the wings. 

 Alaskan Wren, 87, 351. 

 AlaudidEe, 88. 

 Albatrosses, 325. 

 Alca, No. 3lti. 

 Alcedinida3, -inoe, 187. 

 Alcidje, 338. 

 Alectorides,241, 352. 

 Aletornis belLus, 349. 



gracilis, 348. 



nobilis, 348. 



pernix, 348. 



venustug,348. 

 Aleutian Auk, 343. 



Tern, 322. 

 Alice's Thrush, 73. 

 Alimentary, a. Pertaining to func- 

 tion of nutrition. 

 Allen's Towhee, 1.52. 

 Allied Creeper Wren, 85, 351. 



Orchard Oriole(var. affluis), 

 158. 

 Altrices, n. pi. Birds reared in 



the nest. 

 Altricial, a. Having the nature of 



Altrices. 

 Alula, n. Bastard wing, § 58. 

 American Avocet, 247. 



Black Scoter, 293. 



Creeper= Brown C., 84. 



Cuckoos, 180. 



Dipper, 77. 



Dunlin, 25(}. 



Flamingo, 27S. 



GoMHnch, 131. 



Mealy Redpoll, 131. 



Mew Gull, 313. 



Partridges, 236. 



Snipe, 252. 



Starlings, 153. 



Swan, 281. 



Teal = Green-winged 

 T., 287. 



Valtnres,220. 



Warblers, 91. 



White Pelican. .300. 



White-fronted Goose,2S2 



KEY TO N. A. BIRDS. 45 



American Widgeon, 287. 

 Woodcock, 251. 



Animodronias, No. (J8. 



Amotus, a. Remote, §87. 



Ampeliilte, 114. 



Ampelina% 115. 



Ampelis, No. .50. 



Analoj^v- n. "Counterfeit present- 

 ment," § 26. 



Anas, No. 252. 



Anatida3, 278. 



Anatinae. 285. 



AncylocheilQS, No. 200. 



Angle of the jaw. § 41. b. 



Angulated. a. Bent abru[)tly. 



Auhinga, 30.j. 



Ani, 180. 



Anisodactyle,ff. Unequal-toed, 178. 



Anna Hummingbird, 185. 



Anorthnra, No. 23. 



Anons, No. 204. 



Anser, No. 218. 



Anserinaa, 281. 



Anserine Birds, 277. 



Anteorbital. a. In front of the 

 eye, §41, b. 



Anthinte, 00. 



Anthus, No. 28. 



Antiie, n. pi. Projections of feath- 

 ers on either side of base of cul- 

 men.§ .52. 



Antrorse, a. Turned forward, § 52. 



Antrostomus, No. 114. 



Aphelocoma, No. 101. 



Aphriza, No. 103. 



Apteria, n. pi. Spaces between 

 feathered tracts, § 9. 



Aquatic Birds, 276. 



Aquila, No. 1G3. 



Aqnila danana, 347. 



Araniida3, 271. 



Aramus. No. 239. 



Arboricole, a. Tree-inhabiting. 



Archasopteryx, fiO (footnote). 



Archlbuteo,*No. 160. 



Arctic Bluebird, 7(i. 

 Jaeger, 309. 



Pullin = Common P., 340. 

 Tern, 321. 

 Towliee, 152. 



Arcuate, a. Bow-shaped. 



Ardea, No. 228. 



Ardeidre, 261. 



Ardeina?, 2(J5. 



Ardetta, No.238. 



Aridie, 100. 



Arizona Chipbird, 143. 

 Goldlinch, 132. 

 Quail, 238. 



Arkansas Flycatcher, 170. 

 Goldlinch, 132. 



Arquatella, No. 210. 

 Articulation, n. Joint; jointing. 



Ash-colored Sandpiper, 25(>. 



Ash-throated Flycatcher, 171. 



Ashy Petrel, 320. 

 Astur, No. 157. 

 Asturina, No. IRObis. 

 Asyndesmus, No. 130. 

 Attenuate, a. Abruptly narrowed, 



§ 60, c and fig. 110. 

 Atthis. Under No. 122. 



Audnbunia, No. 229. 

 Audubon's Oriole, 1.59. 

 Thrush, 72. 

 Warbler, 100. 

 Auks, 338. 

 Aural, Auricular. Pertaining to 



the ear. § 41, b. 

 Auriculars, n. pi. Ear-feathers, 



§41,b. 

 Auriparus, No. 15. 

 Autumnal Tree Duck, 284. 



Warbler, 101. 

 Aves aerea;, 60. 



aquatica3, 270. 

 terrestres, 228. 

 Avocet, 217- 

 Axilla, n. Arm-pit. 

 Axillar, a. Pertaining to armpit. 

 Axillars, n. pi. Certain longer 



under wing coverts, § 59. 

 Aythya, No. 2G1. 



B. 



Bachman's Finch, 140. 



Oyster-catcher, 246. 

 Warbler, 94. 

 Back, § 38. 

 Baird's Bunting, 135, 353. 



Sandpiper, 255. 

 Bald Eagle, 210. 

 Baldpate, 287. 

 Baltimore Oriole, 158. 

 Baml, n. Straight crosswise 



color-mark, § 41, d. 

 Banded Three-toed Woodpecker, 



104. 

 Band-tailed Buzzard, 217. 



Pigeon, 225. 

 Bank Swallow, 114. 

 Bar. n. See Band. 

 Barb, n. Lamina of a vane, § 3. 

 Barbicel, n. Fringe of barbule, § 3. 

 Barbule. n. Lamina of barb, § 3. 

 Barn Owl. 201. 



Swallow, 113. 

 Barnacle Goose, 283. 

 Barred Owl. 204. 

 Barrow's Golden-eye, 290. 

 Bartramian Sandpiper, 260. 



Vireo, 119. 

 Basipterygoid, a. or n. Process 



of bone at base of skull. 

 Bay-breasted Warbler, 101. 

 Bay-winged Bunting, 136. 

 Beak. See Bill. 

 Bee-martin, 169. 

 Beetle-headed Plover, 243. 

 BeU's Finch, 141. 



Vireo, 123. 

 Belted Kingfisher, 188. 

 Berlandier's Wren, 86. 

 Bewick's Wren, 86. 

 Big Black-head, 289. 

 Bill, §42-53. 



Bird. Feathered Animal, § 2. 

 Birds of Prey, 109. 

 Bittern, 269. 

 Black Brant, 284. 



Duck. 285. 



Flycatcher, 172. 



Guillemot, 345. 



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