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INDEX 



AramidsB 260 

 Aramus giganteus 260 

 Archibuteo ferrugineus 205 



lagopus sancti-johannis 20i 

 Ardea cserulea 268 



candidissima 267 



egretta 266 



herodias 266 



occidentalis 265 



rufesceiis 268 



tricolor rufiooUis 268 



viresceiis 269 



wardi 266 

 Ardeida; 263 

 Ardetta exilis 265 



neoxena 265 

 Arenaria interpres 228 

 Arremonops rufivlrgata 135 

 Asio accipitrinas 185 



wilsonianus 185 

 Asturina plagiata 204 

 Auk, Little 341 



Razor-billed 340 

 Avocet, American 250 

 Aythya affinis 288 



americana 286 



coUaris 288 



marila nearctica 287 



vallisneria 287 



Baldpate 300 

 Barn Owl 192 

 Bartramia longicauda 247 

 Beetlehead 230 

 Bill 16 



Appendages of 17, 19 



Covering 17 



Form 20 



Parts 16 



Size 20 

 Birds in the field, Study o£ 349 



Aids 352 



Example in use of Key 354 



First ones to study 351 



General Hints 352 



Key for 355 



Localities 350 



Local lists 352 



Methods of study 350 



Method of using Key 353 



Seasons 351 



Birds in the field, Special features to 

 examine 351 



Time of day 351 



Winter work 352 

 Birds, Preparation of specimen 373 



Cleaning blood from feathers 384 



Difficult specimens to skin 384 



Eyes 385 



Instruments to use 374 



Killing 374, 386 



Materials needed 375 



Poison 387 



Sex 388 



Skinning 375 



Spreading tail feathers 386 



Spreading wings 383, 386 



Stands for 387 



Stretching skin 386 



Stufling 379, 385 



Winding 382 



Wire for 385 

 Birds of Prey 184 

 Bittern, American 264 

 Cory's Least 265 

 Least 205 

 Bitterns 263 

 Blackbird, Brewer's 149 



Bahaman Redwing 146 



Blue-headed 149 



Crow 150 



Red-winged 146 



Rusty 149 



Sonoran Redwing 146 



Swamp 146 



Yellow-headed 145 

 Blackbirds, Crow 142 



Marsh 142 

 Black-breast 230, 242 

 Black-head 288 



Little 288 

 Black Warrior 201 

 Bluebill 288 

 Bluebird 55 



Mountain 55 

 Blue Jay 153 

 Blue Peter 260 

 Blue Stocking 251 

 Bobolink 144 

 Bob-white 222 



Florida 222 



Texan 222 



