BIRDS OF VEKMONT. 
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CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF YERMOiW. 
By Hiram A. Cutting, M. D. 
Being urged to prepare a catalogue of our birds, to aid those that 
desire to gain some knowledge of Vermont ornithology, I have pre- 
pared the following, with notes largely from observation, but where 
that has failed, I have, as in classification, adopted the opinions of 
W. A. Stearns and Dr. Elliott Coues. Though I do not expect I 
have noted ever}- bird that ma}^ be found in the State, I trust it may 
be reasonably correct. I have added some notes of their nesting 
habits and peculiarities, that I hope may be of benefit to the young, 
that desire knowledge, and yet have limited means of acquiring it, as 
I believe such notes may lead many times to identification. The 
following are the families or 
DIVISIONS. 
Family Turdidse Thrushes . 
Saxicolidse Stone Chats, &c. 
Sylviidae Sylvians. 
Paridse Titmice. 
Sittidse Nuthatches. 
Certhiidae Creepers. 
Troglodytidae Wrens. 
Sylvicolidae American Warblers. 
Tanagridae Tanagers. 
Hirundinidse Swallows. 
Ampelidae Waxwings. 
Vireonidae Greenlets . 
Laniidse Shrikes. 
Fringillidse Finches. 
Icteridae American Starlings. 
Corvidae Crows and Jays. 
Tyrannidjie Flycatchers. 
Caprimulgidae Whippoorwills and Nighthawks. 
Cypselidae Swifts. 
Trochilidge Humming Birds. 
Alcedinidae Kingfishers. 
Cuculidae Cuckoos. 
Picidae Woodpeckers. 
Strigidae Owls. 
Falconidae Hawks. 
Cathartidae American Vultures. 
Col u mbidae Pigeons . 
Tetraonidae Grouse, Partridge. 
