INDEX OF PLATES. 
All the Figures, unless otherwise stated, are the size of Nature. 
PLATE I. 
Myiodioctes pusillus. Black-capped W ar- 
hler. Adults; upper fig., male; lower, female. Shrub, 
Common Alder. Frontspiece. 
PLATE II. 
Phonipara zena. Black-headed Finch. Ad¬ 
ults; upper fig., male; lower, female. Plant, Wild Lantana, 
Faces page 328. 
PLATE ni. 
Passerculus princeps. Pallid Sparrow. A- 
dult in spring. View, Northern sea coast.Plants, Common 
Cinque-foil and Field Sorrel. Faces page 102. 
PLATE IV 
Pipilo leucopis. White-eyed Townee. Adult, 
male. Shrub, Dwarf Oak. Faces page 144.* 
PLATE V. 
Ammodroinus melanoleucus. Blackand 
White Shore Finch. Adult, male. Plant, Rush. Faces 
page 456. 
PLATE VI. 
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, Inferior Larynx of a Crow. See page 
169 for further explanations. 5, Sternum of a Robin; 
Sc, Scapula, 0, Coracoid, F, Furcula; T, Terminal 
expansion of Furcula; Cp, Costal process; S, Body 
of Sternum; K, Keel; I, Marginal indentation. 6, Front 
view of same Sternum, M, Manubrium. 7, Foot of an 
Insessorial Bird, T, Tibia; Ts, Tarsus. 8, Head, 9, Up¬ 
per Mandible, of Olive-backed Thrush. lO.Head, 11, Up¬ 
per Mandible of Golden-crowned Thrush. 12, 13, Sternum 
of Mocking Bird. 14, Head, 15, C, Foot, B; Sternum, and 
A, Upper Mandible of Golden-crowned Wren. 16, Head, 
17, Upper Mandible of Mocking Bird. 18,19, Sternum of 
Bluebird. 20, Sternum, 21, Upper Mandible, 22, Head, 23, 
Tarsus of Thrasher. Faces page 20. 
PLATE VII. 
Fig. 1. Sternum of Orange-crowned Warbler. 2, Head, 
3, Upper Mandible; 4, Sternum and Foot of Blue-Yellow- 
1 lacked Warbler! 5, Upper Mandible; 6, Head; 7, Sternum; 
10, Foot of Maryland Yellow-Throat; 8. Head; 9, Upper 
Mandible; 11, Foot; 24, Sternum of Redstart; 12, Head; 
13, Upper Mandible; 14, Foot; 27, Sternum, of Rough- 
winged Swallow, 15, Foot; 16, Upper Mandihle; 17, Head 
25 and 26, Sternum; of Black and White Creeper. 18, 
Sternum; 29, Head; 30, Upper Mandible of Logger-head 
Shrike. 19, Sternum of Scarlet Tanager. 20, Sternum of 
Warbling Vireo. 21, Upper mandible, 22, Head; 23, Tip 
of Secondary; 28, Sternum of Cedar Bird. 31, Head; 47, 
Sternum, of White-throated Sparrow. 32, Upper mandi¬ 
ble. 33, Head of Summer Red Bird. 34, Head; 35, Up- 
6 ;r Mandible; 43, Sternum of Indigo Bird. 36, Head; 37, 
pper Mandible of Field Sparrow. 38, Upper Mandible; 
39, Head; of Snowbird. 40, Upper Mandible; 41, Head; 
of Goldfinch. 42 Sternum of Black-headed Finch. 44. 
Sternum of Yellow-winged Sparrow. 46, Sternum of Tree 
- Sparrow. 48, Sternum of Pallid Sparrow. Faces page 
76. 
• PLATE VIII. 
Dendroeca Dominica. Yellow - throated 
Warbler. Adults. Vine, A Southern Smilax. Faces 
page 60. 
PLATE IX. 
1, Tail, 2, Upper Mandible, 3, Head of Bluebird, 4, 
^Correction. Page 113, under heading P. leucopi 
Foot. 5, Tail, 6, Head, 7, Upper Mandible,8, Sternum of 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 9, Tail of Ruby-crowned YVren. 
10, Sternum, 11, Upper Mandible, 12, Head of Chickadee. 
13, Head, 14, Upper mandible, 15, Tail, 18, Foot of Great 
Carioiina Wren. 16, Upper mandible, 17, Head, 25, Foot, 
26, Sternum of Worm-eating Warbler, 19, Tongue, (twice 
life-size,) 20, Sternum, 21, Upper Mandible,. 22, Head of 
Crested Titmouse. 23, Sternum, 24, Tongue (twice life- 
size,) of White-bellied Nuthatch, 27, Head, 2^, Upper 
Mandible Blackburnian Warbler. 29, Sternum of Yel- 
low-rumped Warbler. 30, Upper Mandible, 31, Head, 
37, Foot of Long-billed Marsh Wren. 32, Sternum of 
House Wren (A, side, B, front view.) 33, Foot, 34, Wing, 
35, Head, 36, Upper Mandible, 38, Sternum of Titlark. Fa¬ 
ces page 40. 
PLATE X. 
l,Head; 5, Sternum; of Bay-winged Sparrow. 2, 
Head; 7, Sternum; of Lark Finch. 3, Head; 11, Sternum; 
of Fox-colored Sparrow. 4, Head; 6, Sternum; of Song 
Sparrow. 9, Head; 22, Sternum; of Cardinal Grosbeak. 
8, Sternum; of Swamp Sparrow. 14, Head; 10, Sternum; 
of Purple Finch. 12, Sternum; of White-eyed Towhee. 
13, Sternum; of Black and White Shore Finch. 15, Head; 
16, Upper Mandible; 21, Sternum; of Bobolink. 17, 
Head; 27, Sternum; of Cow Bunting. 18, Head; of Yel¬ 
low-winged Sparrow- 19, Head; 20, -Sternum; of Red¬ 
winged Blackbird. 23, Head; 28, Sternum; of Yellow¬ 
headed Blackbird. 24, Sternum; 25, Upper Mandible; 26, 
Head; of Meadow Lark Faces page 124. 
PLATE XI. 
Vireo Philadelphicus. Philadelphia Vir¬ 
eo. Adult. Vine, Yellow Jessamine. Faces page 472. 
PLATE XII. 
1, Head; 4, Sternum of Florida Jay. 2, Head; 7, 
Sternum of Orchard Oriole. 3, Head; 6, Sternum of Rus¬ 
ty Grackle. 5, Sternum of Purple Crackle. 4, Head; 8, 
Sternum of Blue Jay. 9, Head of Fish Crow. 10, 11, 
Sternum of Crow. 12, Head of Boat-tailed Grackle. 13, 
Sternum of Canada Jay. Faces page 160. 
PLATE XIII. 
Certhiola Bahamensis. Yellow-rumped 
Creeper. Adult. Plant, Scarlet Sage from Key West. 
Faces page 84. 
PLATE XIV 
1, Larynx of King Bird, (enlarged.) O, Oesophagus; 
St, S tern o-trac heal is, (elevated); Ba, Broncho-tracheal is 
anticus; B B, Bronchialis; B, Bronchial Tube. 2, Head of 
Canada Jay. 3, Coracoid, 4, Upper Mandible, 6, Head of 
Great-Crested Flycatcher. 7, Sternum of Acadian Fly¬ 
catcher. 8. Head; 10, Upper Mandible of Gray Kingbird. 
9 Head, 11,12, Sternum of Belted Kingfisher. 13, Upper 
Mandible, 14 Head of Yellow-bellied Flycotcher. 15, 16, 
Sternum, 29 Upper Mandible, 30 Head of Night Hawk. 
17 Head, 18 Sternum, 23 Upper Mandible of Bridge Pewee. 
19 Sternum, 20 Head, 21 Upper Mandible of Wood Pewee. 
22 Pectinated middle toe nail, 24. Head, 25Upper mandible, 
26, 27, Sternum, 28, Scapula of Whippoorwill. Faces pa^e 
176. 
PLATE XV. 
Aegialitis montan us, Mountain Plover. 
Adult. Aegialitis vociferous. Killdcer Plov¬ 
er. Young. Faces page 360. 
i after “adult male” omit “and female in Spring.” 
