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BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Order Passeres— Continued. 
Page. 
Family Hirundinidae—The Swallows,. 252 
Ampelidae—The Waxwings,'. 257 
Laniidse—The Shrikes,. 259 
Vireonidae—The Vireos,. 262 
Mniotiltidas— 1 The Wood-Warblers,. 267 
Motacillidae—The Wagtails,. 303 
Troglodytidaj—The Wrens, Thrashers, etc.,. 304 
Certhiidas—The Creepers,. 313 
Paridae—The Nuthatches and Tits,. 314 
Sylviidue—The Kinglets and Gnateatchers,. 320 
Turdidae—The Thrushes, Bluebirds, etc.,. 324 
APPENDIX. 
Birds of Prey and the “Scalp ” Act of June 23, 1885,. 333 
Food of Hawks and Owls,... 346 
The Food of Crows, .. 367 
The English Sparrow, . 394 
Some Nocturnal Migrants, ... 400 
Protection of Birds, . 402 
List of Authorities,. 404 
Glossary of Technical Terms,. 411 
Index, . . 425 
Section 1—Descriptions of Additional Species, etc.,. 437 
Section 2—Birds of the Delaware Valley,.. 440 
Section 3—Western Pennsylvania Field Notes,. 442 
Notes on the Avifauna of Beaver, Butler and Armstrong Counties,. 442 
Additional Notes from Beaver County,. 445 
Birds of Allegheny County,. 446 
Birds of Greene County,. 447 
Section 4—Miscellaneous Notes. . 448 
Section 5—How to Collect, Prepare and Preserve Specimens,. 450 
Collecting Birds. 451 
How to Skin a Bird. 452 
Cleaning the Plumage,. 458 
Methods of Making Bird-Skins,. 458 
Salted Skins. 461 
Mounting Birds. 463 
How to Prepare Birds' Eggs,. 466 
Section 6 —The Vacation Season,. 467 
Fur, Fin and Feather, . . . 467 
Conneaut Lake; Safe Harbor, . 468 
Fite’s Eddy; Peach Bottom; Port Deposit,. 469 
White Perch and Moccasin, . 479 
The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, . ... 470 
Lake Erie and the Bay,. . 471 
Kane, McKean County, ... 471 
Emporium, Cameron County,. 473 
Clinton County,. 474 
The Diamond Valley,... 476 
Index to Supplement, 
479 
