TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I.— THEUSHES 



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 Family TUEDID^ 1 



Genus Tardus, 7. — ^The Eobin, 8. — ^Varied Thrush, 14. — Hermit 

 Thrush, 20.— Wood Thrash, 28.— OUve-baoked Thrash, 34.— Wil- 

 son's Thrush, 39. — Genus Myiadestes, 43. — Townsend's Fly-oatohing 

 Thrush, 44. — Genus Oroseoptes, 48. — ^Mountain MocMngbird, 48. — 

 Crenus Mimus, 53. — The Mockinghird, 53. — The Catbird, 56. — Genus 

 Hwrporhynchus, 60. — Brown Thrasher, 61. — Curve-billed Thrasher, 

 64. — Arizona Thrasher, 67. — Saint Lucas Thrasher, 68. — ^Yuma 

 Thrasher, 70. — Crissal Thrasher, 73. 



CECAPTEE n.— BLUEBIEDS 



FamUy Saxicoi,id.«; 76 



Genus Sialia, 76. — ^Wilson's Bluebird, 77. — ^Western or Mexican 

 Bluebird, 80. — Arctic or Eocky Mountain Bluebird, 82. 



CHAPTEE in.— DIPPEES 

 Family Chjcled^ 84 



Genus Cincliis, 84. — ^American Dipper, 89. 



CHAPTEE IV.— OLD WOELD WAEBLEES 

 Family Stlviii>.3E 91 



Genus Begulv,s, 92. — ^Euby-crowned Kinglet, 92. — American Golden- 

 crested Kinglet, 96. — Genus PolwpUla, 101. — ^Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 

 101. — ^Plumbeous Gnatcatcher, 105. — Black-capped Gnatcatcher, 106. 



CHAPTEE v.— WEEN-TITS 



Faroily CHAMiEiD^ 108 



Genus Chamvea, 108.— The Wren-tit, 108. 



CHAPTEE VL— TITMICE 



PamUy Paeid^ Ill 



Genus Lophophames, 112. — Tufted Titmouse, 113. — ^Plain Titmouse, 

 114. — ^Black-crested Titmouse, 116. — Bridled Titmouse, 117. — Genus 

 Pamn, 119. — Long-tailed Chickadee, 120. — Mountain Chickadee, 

 122. — Genus Faaltriparus, 123. — ^Least Bush-tit, 124. — Plvmibeous 

 Bush-tit, 125. — Genus Awiparue, 129. — Yellow-headed Verdin, 129. 



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