INDEX 
Certhiide, 481; figured, 131. 
Ceryle alcyon, ‘321, 
Chemepelia passerina bermudiana, 285. 
passerina terrestris, 284. 
Chetura pelagica, 335. 
Chalk-line. See Heron, Little Green. 
Charadriide, 124. 
Charadrius apricarius, 265. 
dominicus dominicus, 264. 
Charitonetta albeola, 204. " 
Chat, Yellow-breasted, 467. 
Chaulelasmus streperus, 193. 
Chebec. See Flycatcher, Least. 
Chelidonaria urbica, 419 419, 
Chen cerulescens, 212. 
hyperboreus Hyper pores) 211. 
hyperboreus nivalis, 2 
Cherry-bird. See Watwing, Cedar. 
Chewink, See Towhee. 
Chickadee, 100, 486. 
‘Acadian, 488. 
Carolina, 487. 
Florida, 488. 
Hudsonian, 488. 
Chicken, Mother Carey’s. 
Wilson’s. 
Prairie, 276. 
Chippy. "See Sparrow, Chipping. 
Winter. See Sparrow, Tree. 
Chondestes grammacus grammacus, 394. 
Chordeiles virginianus chapmani, 334, 
Taenns sennetti, 334. 
ginianus virginianus, 333. 
Chuck-will 's-widow, 331. 
Ciconiide, 219. 
Circus hudsonius, 292. 
Cistothorus stellaris, 479. 
pet Maer be effects of, on birds, 113. 
Clangula clangula americana, 203. 
islandica, 204. 
Clape. See Flicker. 
Climate, 27. 
Cobb. See Gull, Great Black-backed. 
Coccyges, 318; figured, 126. 
Coccyzus americanus americanus, 319. 
erythrophthalmus, 320. 
minor maynardi, 319. 
minor minor, 319. 
Cockawee. See Old-Squaw. 
Ccereba bahamensis, 430. 
Colaptes auratus auratus, 329. 
auratus luteus, 329 
Colinus virginianus floridanus, 271. 
virginianus virginianus, 270. 
Collection, care of, 21. 
Collector, outfit of, 14. 
Golonial birds, nesting habits of, 71. 
Color and age, 87. 
and climate, 89. 
and concealment, 91. 
and habit, 95 
and season, 87. 
and sex, 87. 
Columb, 281; figured, i. 
Columba leucgcephala, 2 
squamosa, 282. 
Colymbide, 138; figured, 118. 
Colymbus auritus, 140, 
holbeelli, 140. 
nigricollis californicus, 141. 
Compsothlypis americana americana, 447. 
See Petrel, 
519 
Compsothlypis americana usnee, 447. 
Condor, The, 23. 
Conuropsis carolinensis, 317. 
Cooper Ornithological Club, 24. 
Coot, American, 237; figured, 109. 
Bumblebee. See Duck Ruddy. 
Butter-billed. See Scoter, American, 
Ivory-billed. See Coot, American. 
Patch-head. See Scoter, Surf. 
White-winged. See Scoter, White- 
winged. 
Cine: 350; figured, 128, 
Come | brachyrynchos brachyrhynchos, 
brachyrhynchos pascuus, 354. 
corax principalis, 352. 
corax sinuatus, 352. 
frugilegus, 355. 
ossifragus, 354 
Coturnincops noveboracensis, 235. 
Coturnix coturnix, 271, 
Counter-shading, 93. 
Courlan. See Limpkin. 
Courlans, 230. 
Courtship, 70. 
Cowbird, 70, 77, 359. 
Crake, Corn, 236. 
Spotted, 235. 
Crane, Blue. See Heron, Great Blue. 
Brown. See Crane, Sandhill. 
Little Brown, 229. 
Sandhill, 229. 
White. See Crane, Whooping. 
Whooping, 229. 
Creciscus jamaicensis, 235. 
Creeper, Black and White. See Warbler, 
Black and White. 
Brown, 481; figured, 107. 
Crex crex, 236. 
Crossbill, American, 379. 
White-winged, 379. 
Crotophaga ani, 318. 
sulcirostris, 319. 
Crow, 110, 111, 353. 
Carrion. See Vulture, Black. 
European Hooded, 355. 
Fish, 354. 
Florida, 354. 
Crow-Duck. See Coot. 
Crying-bird. See Limpkin. 
Cryptoglaux acadica acadica, 318. 
funerea richardsoni, 312. 
Cuckoo, 100. 
Black-billed, 320. 
Mangrove, 319. 
Maynard’s, 319. 
Yellow-billed, 319. 
Cuculide, 318; figured, 127. 
Curlew, Eskimo, 262. 
European, 263. 
Hudsonian, 262. 
ce See Curlew, Hudsonian. 
ong-billed, 261. 
Pink, See oes Roseate. 
Spanish. See Ibis, White. 
Cut-water. See Skimmer, Black. 
Cyanocitta cristata cristata, 350. 
eristata florincola, 351. 
Cygnine, 121, 215. 
Dabchick. See Grebe, Pied-billed. 
