Bird Families 
Redstart. 
Wilson’s Warbler. 
Worm-eating Warbler. 
Yellow Warbler. 
Yellow Palm Warbler. 
Ovenbird. 
Northern Water Thrush. 
Louisiana Water Thrush. 
Maryland Yellowthroat. 
Yellow-breasted Chat. 
Family Motacillide: WWAGTAILS AND PIPITS 
Only three birds of this family inhabit North America, and 
of these only one is common enough, east of the Mississippi, to 
be included in this book. Terrestrial birds of open tracts near 
the coast, stubble-fields, and country roadsides, with brownish 
plumage to harmonize with their surroundings. The American 
pipit, or titlark, has a peculiar wavering flight when, after being 
flushed, it reluctantly leaves the ground. Then its white tail 
feathers are conspicuous. Its habit of wagging its tail when 
perching is not an exclusive family trait, as the family name 
might imply. 
American Pipit, or Titlark. 
Family Troglodytide : THRASHERS, WRENS, ETC. 
Subfamily Mimine: THRASHERS, MOCKING-BIRDS, AND 
CATBIRDS 
Apparently the birds that comprise this large general family 
are too unlike to be related, but the missing links or inter- 
mediate species may all be found far South. The first subfamily 
is comprised of distinctively American birds. Most numerous 
in the tropics. Their long tails serve a double purpose—in assist- 
ing their flight and acting as an outlet for their vivacity. Usually 
they inhabit scrubby undergrowth bordering woods. They rank 
among our finest songsters, with ventriloquial and imitative 
powers added to sweetness of tone. 
Brown Thrasher. 
Catbird. 
Mocking-bird. 
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