228 
usurping a wren’s nest, 196, 197 ; 
afemale loses her mate and finds 
a new one, 197, 198; hostilities 
renewed by the wrens, 198; de- 
spair, 199; seeking shelter in cold 
weather, 220, 221; notes of, 2, 3, 
6, 7, 41, 129, 189-193; nest of, 
192-199. 
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), 
12, 30, 35; migrating through 
Washington, 143, 144, 215; 213; 
Audubon on the migrations of, 
215 ; 218; notes of, 26, 30, 41, 143, 
215, 218, 219. 
Boreas River, 71. 
Brewer, Dr. Thomas M., 213. 
ais (Rana catesbiana), 172, 
1 
Bunting, black-throated, or dickcis- 
sel (Spiza americana), 144 ; notes 
of, 144. 
Bunting, snow (Plectrop 
valis), 223. 
Buttercup, 146, 
Butterfly, 137. 
Buzzard, turkey, or turkey vulture 
(Cathartes aura), 129, 131; habits 
of, 132, 133 ; a roost, 133, 134, 
Cabbage, skunk, 146. 
, Callikoon, 161, 169. 
Cardinal. See Grosbeak, cardinal. 
Catbird (Galeoscoptes carolinensis), 
24; habits of, 26,27; adventure 
with a black snake, 27-30; 142, 
152, 213 ; notes of, 26, 27, 41; nest 
of, 27-30. 
Catskill Mountains, camping in, 
157-187. 
Cattle in the woods, 171, 172, 178, 
183 
+ 
ni- 
Cave, a visit to a, 72. 
Cedar, 20. 
Cedar-bird, or Cedar waxwing 
(Ampelis cedrorum), 40; catch- 
ing flies, 83,,84; as cherry-eaters, 
139, 140; nest of, 93-95, 140. 
Chat, yellow-breasted (Icteria vi- 
rens), habits and appearance of, 
152, 153; notes of, 152, 153, 
Cherry, wild, 90. 
Chestnut, 20, 155. 
Chewink, or towhee (Pipilo ery- 
throphthalmus), 19, 25, 136. 
Chickadee (Parus atricapillus), 83 ; 
a brood of young, 105; nest of, 
103-105. 
er or spring beauty, 146, 
Corydalis, 146. 
INDEX 
Cow bunting, or cowbird (Molothrus 
ater), 8; breeding habits of, 58- 
60; 114, 115; notes of, 8. 
Creeper, brown (Certhia familiaris 
americana), 136. 
Cricket, 30. 
Crow, American (Corvus ameri- 
canus), 42, 130, 218; in winter, 
181, 132, 222; amount of food re- 
quired by, 222. 
Cuckoo, 58, 103 n., 107. 
Cuckoo, black-billed (Coccyzus ery- 
Oe aap 12-14; notes of, 
7» 13. 
Cuckoo, European, Wordsworth’s 
lines to, 12, 13; 58. 
Cuckoo, yellow-billed (Coccyzus 
americanus), 13 ; notes of, 13. 
Dandelion, 1. 
Deer, Virginia (Cariacus virginia- 
nus), floating for, 73-82 ; 91, 160. 
Delaware River, head-waters of, 38, 
157, 159. 
Dickcissel. See 
throated. 
Dog, a wild, 137. 
Dogwood, 20, 155. 
Dove, turtle, or mourning dove 
(Zenaidura macroura), 19; nest 
of, 122. 
Dry Brook, 159, 169, 170. 
Duck, wood (Aiz sponsa), 204. 
Bunting, black- 
Eagle, bald (Haliceetus leucocepha- 
lus), nest of, 124. 
Eagle, golden (Aquila chrysaétos), 
123, 124; nest of, 124. 
Esopus, 157, 159. 
Finch, grass. See Sparrow, field. 
Finch, pine, or pine siskin (Spinus 
pinus), 70, 84. 
Finch, purple, or linnet (Carpoda- 
cus purpureus), 56, 67, 70, 136, 
138; notes of, 56, 57, 213. 
Finches, characteristics of the fam- 
iy, and of certain species, 211- 
Fishing, a good catch, 71, 72. 
Flagg, Wilson, 212. 
Flicker. See Woodpecker, golden- 
winged. 
Flowers, wild, in Washington in 
winter, 128 ; in spring near Wash- 
ington, 146-148. 
Flycatcher, great crested (Myiar- 
eius crinitus), 20, 210; nest of, 
Flycatcher, green-crested, or green- 
