524 
Marila marila, 202. 
valisineria, 
Marlin, Brown. See Godwit, Marbled. 
Ring-tailed. See Godwit, Hudsonian. 
Marsh-Hen. See Rail, Clapper. 
Martin, Bee. See Kingbird. 
Cuban, : 
European, 419. 
Purple, 416. 
Mating, 70. 
Maybird. See Bobolink. 
May, birds of, 34, 38. 
Meadowlark, 362. 
Southern, 363. 
Western, 363. 
Megalestris skua, 150. 
Megaquiscalus major major, 368. 
Melanerpes erythrocephalus, 328. 
Melanism, 96. 
Meleagride, 278. 
Meleagris gallopavo osceola, 279, 
gallopavo silvestris, 279. 
Melopelia asiatica asiatica, 284. 
Melospiza georgiana, 404. 
lincolni lincolni, 403. 
melodia pelos, io 
Memory of birds, 1 
Merganser, 5 188. 
Hooded, 189 
Red-breasted, 188. 
Mergellus albellus, 190. 
Merging, 187; figured, 121. 
Mergus americanus, 188. 
SeTTBUOr 188. 
Merlin, 306. 
Micropalama himantopus, 248. 
Micropodide, 334; Jue 127, 
Migration, at might, 5 
extent of, 4 
height of, 5 
how performed, 48. 
of western birds, 40. 
routes of, 41. 
speed of, 51, 52. 
times of, 32. 
why performed, 55, 
Mimide, 472; figured, 131 
Mimus polyglottos polyglottos, 472. 
Mniotilta varia, 438. 
Mniotiltide, 430; rae 130. 
Mockingbird, 65, 472. 
Finch. See Shrike, Loggerhead. 
Mollimoke, 174. 
Biolothins ater ater, 359. 
Molt, 8 
Motucila alba, 
Motacillids, 470; figured, 131 
Mother Carey’ 8 Chicken, 173, 178. 
Moose-bird. See Jay, Canada. 
Mud-Hen. See Coot. 
White-billed. See Coot. 
Murre, 147. 
Briinnich’s, 148. 
Murrelet, ‘Ancient, 146. 
Muscivora forficata, 341. 
tyrannus, 340, 
Myadestes towndsendi, 497. 
Mycteria americana, 219. 
Myiarchus crinitus, 341. 
Myiochanes richardsoni- richardsoni, 344. 
virens, 343, 
INDEX 
Names of birds, 6. 
Nannus hiemalis hiemalis, 478, 
Nesting dates, 69. 
season, date of, 66-68. 
site, 71 
Nests, 70. 
character of, 75. 
collecting and alla of, 21. 
construction o! 
exercises in, 81. 
material for, 73. 
sanitation of, 81. 
Netta rufina, 198. 
Nettion carolinense, 195. 
erecca, 195. 
Nighthawk, 33, 100. 
Florida, 5 
Sennett’s, 334. 
Noddy, 54, 171. 
Noddy. ‘See Fulmar. 
Nomenclature system of, 6. 
Nomonyx dominicus, 210. 
Nonpareil. See Bunting, Painted. 
Note-books, 9. 
Notes, recognition of, 61. 
November, birds of, 36, 39, 40. 
Numenius americanus, 261. 
arcuatus, 263. 
borealis, 262. 
hudsonicus, 262. 
pheopus, 263. 
Nuthatch, Brown-headed, 484. 
Florida White-breasted, 484. 
Red-breasted, 484. 
White-breasted, 483. 
Nuttallornis borealis, 343. 
Nyctanassa violacea, 228, 
Nyctea nyctea, 315. 
Nycticorax nycticorax nevius, 228. 
Oceanites oceanicus, 177. 
Oceanodroma castro, 177. 
leucorhoa, 177. 
Ochthodromus wileonius wilsonius, 367. 
October, birds of, 36, 
QOdontoglosse, 216; vtgured, ‘122. 
Odontophoridz, 269. 
Oidemia ee 208. 
deglandi, 209. 
fusca, 209. 
perspicillata, 209. 
Old-squaw, 205. 
Old-wife. See Old-squaw. 
Olor buccinator, 216. 
columbianus, 215. 
cygnus, 216. 
Odlogist, The, 25. 
Opera-glass, 5, 9. 
Oporornis agilis, 465. 
formosus, 464. 
philadelphia, 465. 
Oreospiza chlorura, 407. 
Orientation, power of, 53. 
Oriole, Baltimore, 65, 74, 365. 
Orchard, 364. 
Oscines, 62. 
Osprey, 307. 
foot of, 108. 
Otocoris alpestris Blpsetris, 348, 
alpestris hoyti, 349. 
alpestris praticola, 349. 
