Index. 



[The numbers in heavy-faced type refer to the pages in Parts I and II on which the species are 

 described. All names of each species given in the text are indexed, — including most of those 

 commonly used by New England gunners.] 



Abbott, C. C, 20, 21, 108, 317. 

 Actitis macularia, 322. 

 i^gialitis meloda, 354. 



semipalmata, 352. 

 Agassiz, Louis, 406. 

 Aix sponsa, 105. 

 AUen, F. H., 293. 



Glover M., 62, 90, 136, 147, 162, 176, 182, 

 206, 216, 218, 222, 234, 256, 263, 271, 281, 

 292, 298, 304, 311, 317, 328, 332, 336, 355, 

 425, 443, 461, 462, 485, 492. 

 J. A., 44, 77, 84, 92, 96, 100, 108, 171, 176, 

 184, 216, 234, 256, 263, 271, 279, 287, 292, 

 296, 298, 301, 311, 317, 321, 327, 331, 337, 

 343, 349, 355, 358, 376, 409, 410, 422, 481. 

 William H., 265. 

 Amadas, Philip, 7, 478. 

 Ames, C. H., 464. 

 J. H., 214. 

 Anas platyrhynchos, 71. 

 rubripes, 76. 

 tristis, 80. 

 Anderson, R. M., 30, 462. 

 Angell, Walter A., 3S1, 461. 

 Anser albifrons gambeli, 175. 

 Archer, Gabriel, 9, 100, 403, 484. 

 Ardea canadensis, 485. 

 Arenaria interpres morinella, 359. 

 Argal, Sir Samuel, 7. 

 Arquatella maritima maritima, 268. 

 Atlcinson, George E., 461. 

 Attwater, H. P., 424. 



Audubon, J. J., 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26,29, 42, 

 4S, 53, 62, 68, 72, 87, 92, 94, 101, 104, 

 107, 114, 117, 132, 138, 149, 171, 173, 

 176, 211, 222, 220, 230, 234, 239, 261, 

 269, 271, 283, 286, 291, 295, 299, 304, 

 308, 310, 336, 342, 349, 355, 361, 363, 

 364, 365, 366, 367, 385, 387, 392, 404, 

 409, 411, 412, 413, 416, 419, 433,443, 

 444, 445, 446, 451, 479, 480, 493, 494, 

 517, 518. 

 J. W., 53, 396, 411. 

 Aughey, Samuel, 308, 319, 351, 353, 356, 499, 514. 

 Auk, Great, 399. 



Razor-billed, 399 403. 

 Auks, 2. 

 Avocet, 230, 231 



Bacon, S. E., Jr., 142. 



Vaughan D., 338. 



Badger Bird, 294. 



Bagg, Egbert, 131. 



Baird, S. F., 218, 230, 315, 409, 492. 



Baldpate, S3, 84, 85, 86, 103, 571, 572. 



Bangs, Outram, 84. 



Bank-bird, 227. 



Barlowe, Arthur, 7, 478. 



Barnes, R. M., 54. 



Barrows, Walter B., 424, 455. 



Bartlett, H. W., 267. 



Bartramia longicauda, 315. 



Bartsch, Paul, 424. 



Bates, F. A., 137, 156. 



Batty, J. H., 216. 



Baxter, J. Bert, 462. 



Beach-bird, 290. 



Beal, F. E. L., 327, 396. 



Bearse, Russell, 204. 



Beetle-head, 335, 340. 



Belknap, Jeremy, 184, 385, 437, 473, 491. 



Bendire, Charles, 377. 



Bent, Arthur C., 116, 136, 172, 199, 313. 



Berteau, C. P., 420, 432. 



Beverly, Robert, 490. 



Beyer, George H., 422, 457, 461. 



Bigelow, Henry B., 97, 186, 424. 



Birds, causes of decrease of, 510, 547, 549. 



decrease of, 18, 32, 44, 47, 51, 61, 65, 68, 72, 

 77, 82, 87, 92, 96, 104, 107, 114, 122, 125, 

 130, 136, 140, 145, 149, 165, 164, 167, 171, 

 173, 179, 184, 185, 195, 208, 211, 222, 232, 

 234, 236, 237, 246, 248, 249, 250, 256, 257, 

 263, 264, 266, 269, 271, 272, 275, 279, 280, 

 283, 287, 292, 296, 298, 301, 304, 307, 311, 

 316, 317, 321, 323, 328, 332, 337, 343, 349, 

 353, 355, 362, 366, 372, 376, 379, 380, 386, 

 387, 388, 396, 409, 410, 413, 414, 416, 421, 

 424, 426, 436, 448, 456, 458, 476, 483, 491, 

 492, 504, 505. 

 erroneous opinions regarding decrease of, 



549-550. 

 former abundance of game, 6, 14, 20, 30, 

 44, 47, 66, 68, 72, 77, 96, 107, 130, 136, 142, 

 149, 171, 173, 178, 184, 185, 195, 222, 236, 

 246, 256, 263, 271, 276, 278, 279, 283, 286, 

 291, 292, 310, 316, 331, 337, 341, 342, 349. 



