260 
Turdus merula. See Blackbird. 
Turdus migratorius. See Robin. 
Turdus musicus. See Thrush. 
Turdus mustelinus. See Thrush. 
Turdus pallasi. See Thrush. 
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 239, 
U. S. National Museum, 240. 
Orania sloaneus (Butterfly), 160. 
VaRIATIONS in bird-song, 168, 173. 
(See also Bird-song.) Allen, J. A., 
168; Belding, L., 163; Jesse, E., 
178; Miller, O. T., 169; Minot, H. 
D. Redstart, 158; Song of young 
and old birds, 25, 26; Song of same 
birds, 8. 
Veery. See Thrush (turdus fusces- 
cens). 
Ventriloquism. Atrichias, 210; Ex- 
plained, 151; Lyre-bird, 210; Ore- 
oica, 210. 
Ventriloquist dove( geopelia tranquilla, 
Gould), 151. 
Vesper-mice, Music of, 126. 
Viardot, L., 142, 240. 
Vickary, N Great northern diver, 97. 
Vireo olivaceus. See Vireo. 
Vireo, Red-eyed (vireo olivaceus), 
189. (See also Cat-bird, 52.) Minot, 
H. D., 190; Notation, 78; Nuttall, 
T., 190; Samuels, E. A., 190; 
Stearns, W. A., 190. 
Voice. Sully J. Sexual selection 
improves, 138. 
W., J. M., 240. 
Wake-up. See Wood-pecker (colaptes 
auratus). 
Walker, R. C., 242. 
Wallace, A. R., 137, 140, 240. 
Walton, I., 240 ; Nightingale, 182. 
Warbler, Black-throated green (den- 
droica virens), 8; Minot, H. D., 
157; Notations, 48, 117; Nuttall, 
T., 158; Samuels, E. A., 157; Simi- 
WOOD NOTES WILD. 
larity between its song and ‘‘ Lar- 
board watch,”’ 48 ; Song interpreted 
as prayer to Saint Theresa, 150. 
Warbler, Chestnut-sided (dendroica 
Pennsylvanica). Burroughs, J., 157; 
Minot, H. D., 157; Notation, 49. . 
Warbler, Maryland yellow-throat. 
Notation, 49. 
Warbler, Sedge. Taylor, J. E., 176. 
Warbler, Willow. Harting, J. E. 
Notation, 215. 
Warbler, Yellow (dendroica estiva). 
Notation, 47; Nelson, H. L., 156; 
Song resembles redstart’s; 158; Vo- 
cal power of, 156. 
Warblers, American (sylvicolide). No- 
tations, 49. 
Warren, Uncle (pseud.), 240. 
Water dropping from a faucet. Nota- 
tion, 8. 
Water-ousel, 160. 
Waterton, C., 240; Bell-bird, 196. 
Watt, R., 240. 
Weber, Dr. F., 129, 180, 133, 240, 242; 
Notations: — Cat, 225, Cock, 225, 
Cow, 224, Dog (barking), 224, Don- 
key, 224, Horse, 225, Wind, 224, 
Wind (wailing), 224. \ 
West shore (newspaper), Portland, 
Or., 184,237. | 
Wheelwright, H. W., 127, 240. 
Whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus), 
167; Flagg, W. Quail and, 168; 
Night-hawk and, 67; Notations, 68; 
Wilson, Dr. A., 69. 
| Whistling of birds, 133. 
White, Rev. G., 126, 240; Great 
horned owl, 99. 
White-banded mockingbird. See 
Mocking-bird. 
White-bellied Nuthatch. 
hatch (sitta Carolinensis). 
White-throat, 160. 
White-throated sparrow. See Sparrow 
(zonotrichia albicollis). 
Why birds sing, 139. 
Wienland, D. F., 240. 
Wilkinson, A. G. White-throated 
sparrow, 152. . 
See Nut- 
