CONTENTS. 



PAQE 



Introduction 1 



Acknowledgments 4 



Classification 5 



Geographical distribution 8 



Migration 10 



Protection , 12 



Means of attracting birds ^ 12 



Ornithological literature 13 



Key to the birds of eastern Canada 16 



Explanation y 16 



Key 18 



Systematic index 29 



Descriptive ornithology 41 



Index 27S 



Illustrations. 



Plate I. A. Pied-billed Grebe 223 



B. Common Loon 223 



II. A. HerringGuU 224 



B. Common Tern 224 



III. A. Red-breasted Merganser 225 



B. Mallard Duck 225 



IV. A. BlackDuck 226 



B. Blue-winged Teal 226 



V. A . Wood Duck 227 



B. Canada Goose 227 



VI A. American Bittern , 228 



B. Great Blue Heron 228 



VII. A. Sora Rail 229 



B. American Woodcock 229 



VIII. A. Wilson's Snipe 230 



B. Spotted Sandpiper 230 



IX. A. Killdeer 231 



B. Bob-white 231 



X. A. Spruce Grouse 232 



B. Rufied Grouse 232 



XI. A. Mourning Dove and Passenger Pigeon 233 



B. Marsh Hawk 233 



XII. A. Sharp-shinned Hawk , 234 



B. American Goshawk 234 



XIII. A. Red-tailed Hawk 235 



B. Red-shouldered Hawk 235 



XIV. A. DuokHawk 236 



B. American Sparrow Hawk 236 



XV. A. Osprey 237 



B. Barred Owl 237 



XVI. A. Screech Owl.' 238 



B. Great Homed Ow 238 



XVII. A. Black-billed Cuckoo; Yellow-billed Cuckoo 239 



B. Belted Kingfisher 239 



XVIII. A. Downy Woodpecker 240 



B. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker 240 



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