Bird Families 



Song Sparrow. 



Swamp Song Sparrow. 



Tree Sparrow. 



Vesper Sparrow. 



White-crowned Sparrow. 



White-throated Sparrow. 



Lapland Longspur. 



Smith's Painted Longspur. 



Pine Siskin (or Finch). 



Purple Finch. 



Goldfinch. 



Redpoll. 



Greater Redpoll. 



Red Crossbill. 



White-winged Red Crossbill. 



Cardinal Grosbeak. 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



Pine Grosbeak. 



Evening Grosbeak. 



Blue Grosbeak. 



Indigo Bunting. 



Junco. 



Snowflake. 



Chewink. 



Family Tanagrida: TANAGERS 



Distinctly an American family, remarkable for their brilliant 

 plumage, which, however, undergoes great changes twice a year, 

 Females different from males, being dull and inconspicuous. 

 Birds of the tropics, two species only finding their way north, 

 and the summer tanager rarely found north of Pennsylvania. 

 Shy inhabitants of woods. Though they may nest low in trees, 

 they choose high perches when singing or feeding upon flowers, 

 fruits, and insects. As a family, the tanagers have weak, squeaky 

 voices, but both our species are good songsters. Suffering the 

 fate of most bright-plumaged birds, immense numbers have been 

 shot annually. 



Scarlet Tanager. 



Summer Tanager. 

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