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INDEX 
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Plover, Snowy ; . . 180 
Upland 192 
Wilson's 181 
Plovers, gen. description 176, 179 
Pluvialis dominica 182 
d. dominica 183 
d. fulva 183 
Podilymbus podiceps 44 
Poliborifiac 142 
Polioplila caerulea 333 
c. caerulea 333 
Polioptillinae 333 
Polyborus cheriway 142 
c. auduboni 142 
Polystida stelleri. 104 
Pooecetes grarnineus 396 
g. confinis 397 
g. gramineus 397 
Poor-will 267 
Nuttall’s 267 
Porzana Carolina 173 
Procellari'idae 46 
Procellarii formes 44 
Progne subis 302 
s. subis 302 
Protection of birds 12, 13 
Prothonotaria citrea 348 
Psallriparus minimus 314 
Ptarmigan, Arctic. See Ptarmigan, 
Rock 158 
Rock 158 
Newfoundland 159 
Northern 159 
Southern 159 
Welch's 159 
White- tailed 159 
Northern 160 
Southern 160 
Willow 157 
Alexander’s 15S 
Allen’s 158 
Black-shafted 158 
White-winged 158 
Ptarmigans, gen. description 156 
Pterodroma hasitata 49 
Ptychoramphus aleuticus 246 
Puffin, Atlantic 248 
Homed 248 
Tufted. 249 
Puffins, gen. description 248 
Puffinus assimilis 48 
creatopus 48 
diomedea 48 
d. borealis 49 
gravis 48 
griseus 47 
opisthomelas 48 
puffinus 47 
tenuirostris 47 
Qua-bird. See Heron, Black-crowned 
Night 64 
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Quail, American. See Quail, Bob- 
white 164 
Bot> white 164 
California 164 
Coast 165 
Painted 165 
Mountain 165 
Plumed 165 
Quails, gen. description 163 
Quaily. See Plover, Upland 192 
Quank, Big. See Nuthatch, White- 
breasted 314 
Little. See Nuthatch, Red- 
breasted 315 
Querquedula cyanoplera 92 
discors 92 
Quiscalus quiscula 376 
q. aeneus 376 
q. quiscula 376 
Rail, Black 174 
Faralone , 174 
Northern 174 
Carolina. See Rail, Sora 173 
Corn Crake 174 
King 172 
Sora 173 
Virginia 172 
Yellow 173 
Rails, gen. description 172 
Rallidae, gen. description 167, 171 
liallinae 171, 172 
Rallus elegans 172 
limicola. 172 
Raptores. See Birds of Prey — Eagles, 
Hawks, Owls, Vultures 
Raven 306 
Northern American 307 
Western American 307 
Recurviroslra americana 211 
Recurmroslridae 210 
Red-bird. See Cardinal 380 
Tanager, Scarlet. ..... 378 
Red-head. See Duck, Redhead 95 
Redpoll, Arctic 387 
Greenland 388 
Hoary 388 
Common ) See Linnet, 
Greater Redpolled. 388 
I-Iolboell’s J 
Redpolls, gen. description 387 
Redstart, American 366 
Reeve. 5ee Ruff and Reeve 209 
Regulinae 334 
Regulus calendula calendula 335 
c. grinnelli 335 
satrapa 334 
s. olivaceus 334 
s. satrapa 334 
Rhodostethia rosea 233 
Rhynchophanes mccowni 407 
