INDEX 



The figures in black-faced type indicate the page upon which the life 

 history of the bird is given. 



Arrie, 21. 

 Auk, Great, 24. 



Little, 25. 



Razor-billed, 7, 23. 

 Auks, The, 5, 6, iS. 

 Avocet, American, 192, 198, 209. 

 Avocets, The, 192, 19S. 



Baldpate, S4, IOO. 

 Beetle-head, 194, 237. 

 Black-head, 1 18. 



Ring-billed, 120. 



Ring-necked, 120. 

 Bird, Beach, 219. 



Bog, 201. 



Brant, 249. 



Brown, 212. 



Devil's, 68. 



Doe (Eskimo Curlew), 193, 236. 



Doe (Marbled Godwit), 221. 



Dough, 236. 



Dun, 131. 



Egg, 21. 



Frost, 239. 



Hay, 212. 



Heart, 249. 



Ice, 25. 



Qua, 166. 



Shad, 204. 



Tortoise-shell, I59< 

 Birds, Columbine, 293. 



Diving, 5-26. 



Gallinaceous Game, 259. 



Marsh, 171. 



of Prey, 301. 



Shore, 191. 



Surf, 191, 194, 249. 

 Bittern, American, 152, 157- 



Booming, 157* 



Least, 152, 159, 339. 



Little, 159. 

 Bitterns, The, 152, 157, 

 Black Breast, 217. 



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Bluebill, 118. 



Little, 120. 



Marsh, 120. 

 Blue Peter, 186. 

 Blue Stocking, 198. 

 Bob White, 260, 261, 273. 



Florida, 266. 



Texan, 266. 

 Bob Whites, The, 259, 261. 

 Bog-sucker, 201. 

 Booby, 130. 

 Brant, 86, 140. 



Black, 86, 142. 



Black (White-fronted Goose), 134. 



Gray, 134. 



Prairie, 134. 



White, 136. 

 Brent, 140. 

 Broadbill (Greater Scaup Duck), 118. 



(Shoveler), 85, 107. 



Bastard, 120. 



Creek, S5, 120. 

 Brown Back, 206. 

 Brown Jack, 206. 

 Bufrlehead, 85, 91, 124. 

 Bull, Bog, 157. 



Bull-head (Black-breasted Plover), 237. 

 Bull-neck, 116. 

 Burgomaster, 30, 36. 

 Butter-ball, 85, 124. 

 Butter-box, 124. 

 Buzzard, Red-shouldered, 319. 



Red-tailed, 317. 



Swainson's, 321. 



Turkey, 155, 304. 



Calico-back, 194, 249. 



Chalkline, 164. 



Chicken, Mother Carey's, 68. 



Prairie (Pinnated Grouse), 260, 278. 



Prairie (Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse), 

 281. 

 Chuckle-head, 164. 



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