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Contents 
CHAPTER 
Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, 
Towhee, Cardinal, Rose-breasted Gros- 
beak, Indigo Bunting, Snowflake. 
IX. The Ill-assorted Blackbird Family 
Bobolink, Cowbird, Red-wing, Meadow- 
lark, Orioles, Blackbirds. 
X. Rascals We Must Admire 
Crow, Blue Jay and Canada Jay. 
XI. The Flycatchers .... 
Kingbird, Crested Flycatcher, Phoebe, 
Pewee, Least Flycatcher. 
XII. Some Queer Relations 
Nighthawk, Whip-poor-will, Chimney 
Swift, Hummingbird. 
XIII. Non-union Carpenters 
Our Five Common Woodpeckers. 
XIV. Cuckoo and Kingfisher 
XV. Day and Night Allies of the 
Farmer 
Buzzards, Hawks, and Owls. 
XVI. Whistler and Drummer 
Bob -white and Ruffed Grouse. 
XVII. Birds of the Shore and Marshes 
Snipe, Sandpiper, Plover, Rails and 
Coots, Bitterns and Herons. 
XVIII. The Fastest Flyers 
Gulls, Ducks, and Geese. 
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