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VII. Species — Continued. Page. 



Hawks 85 



Owls 86 



Cuckoos 87 



Kingfishers 87 



Woodpeckers 88 



Whip-poor-wills, night-hawks, swifts, and hummingbirds 91 



Flycatchers 91 



Horned larks 93 



Blue jays and crows 93 



Meadowlarks, bobolinks, and cowbirds 94 



Blackbirds and orioles 95 



Finches and sparrows 97 



Tanagers 98 



Swallows 98 



Cedar birds 99 



Shrikes 100 



Vireos 102 



Warblers 103 



Mockingbirds, catbirds, thrashers, and wrens 104 



Creepers and nuthatches 107 



Titmice _ 107 



Kinglets 108 



Gnatcatchers 108 



Thrushes 108 



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