CONTENTS ix 



CHAPTER X 



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The Ill-assorted Blackbird Family .... 120 

 Bronzed and Purple Crackles, or Crow Blackbirds; 

 Rusty Blackbird; Baltimore Oriole; Orchard Oriole; 

 Meadowlark; Red-winged Blackbird; Cowbird; Bob- 

 oUnk 



> CHAPTER XI 



Two Rascally Relations. . ''. .'"';' . . . 133 

 Crow; Blue Jay 



CHAPTER Xn 



The Flycatchers . ' . . 138 



Kingbird; Crested Flycatcher; Phoebe; Wood Pewee; 

 Least Flyteatcher 



CHAPTER Xin 



Some Queer Relations 147 



Whippoorwill; Night-hawk; Chimney Swift; Ruby- 

 throated Humming-bird 



CHAPTER XIV 



Carpenters IN Feathers 156 



Flicker; Red-headed Woodpecker; Yellow-bellied 

 Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Hairy Woodpecker 



CHAPTER XV 



Kingfisher and Cuckoos 168 



Belted Kingfisher; Yellow-billed and Black-billed 

 Cuckoos 



