VI CONTENTS. 



Paoi 



Family Sylviidae, Wood-Inhabiters . I? 8 



Pandas, Titmice 18 - 



Sub-Family Sittinae, Nuthatches 186 



Family Certhiadae, Creepers 190 



Troglodytidae, Wrens 192 



Sylvicolidae, Warblers 199 



Sub-Family Motacillinae, Wagtails 199 



Sylvicolinse, Wood- Warblers 201 



Tanagrinae, Tanagers 250 



Family Hirundinidaa, Swallows 254 



Bombycillidae, Chatterers 264 



Laniidse, Shrikes .... 268 



Sub-Family Laminae, Shrikes proper 268 



Vireoninas, Vireos . 270 



Family Alaudidae, Skylarks . . . . ? 280 



Fringillida3, Seed-Eaters 283 



Sub-Family Coccothraustinae, Finches 283 



Spizellkiae, Sparrows 301 



Passerellinae, Buntings ... . 325 



Family Icteridae ... 335 



Sub-Family Agelaeinae, Starlings . 335 



Icterinae, Orioles 346 



Quiscalinae, Blackbirds 350 



Family Corvidae, Crows . . . . 355 



Sub-Family Corvinae, Crows proper . . . 355 



Garrulinse, Jays 364 



ORDER IV.^-RASORES, SCRATCHERS. 



Sub-Order Columbse 373 



Family Columbidae, Doves 373 



Sub-Order Gallinae, Game-Birds 378 



Family Tetraonidae, Grouse 378 



Perdicidae, Partridges 389 



ORDER V. — GRALLATORES, WADERS. 



Sub-Order Herodiones 396 



Family Ardeidse, Herons 396 



Sub-Order Grallae, Shore-Birds 410 



Family Charadridae, Plovers 411 



Haematopodidae, Oyster-Catchers ..... ... 422 



Recurvirostridaa, Avosets . . 426 



