INDEX 
Acknowledgments. 
American Crow. 
American Goldfinch. 
Attracting the birds, etc. 
Audubon societies. 
Baltimore Oriole.. 
Barred Owl. 
Barn Owl. 
Barn Swallow. 
Belted Kingfisher... 
Birds, As destroyers of insects. 
“ “ “ “ rodents 
and noxious animals. 
Birds, As destroyers of weed seeds. 
“ consumers of grain, valu¬ 
able insects, etc. 
Bird legislation. 
Blackbirds, Orioles and relatives.. 
Black-billed Cuckoo. 
Blackbird, Red-winged. 
Black and White Warbler. 
Bluebird. 
Blue Jay. 
Blue-winged Teal. 
Bobolink. 
Bob-white. 
Bronzed Grackle. 
Brown Creeper. 
Canada Goose. 
Canvas-back.' 
Cardinal. 
Carolina Wren... 
Catbird.. 
Catching and killing birds other 
than game birds. 
Cedar Wax wing. 
Chat, Yellow-breasted. 
Chickadee. 
Chimney Swift. 
Cooper’s Hawk. 
Cowbird. 
Crow, American. 
Cuckoo, Yellow-billed.. 
Black-billed. 
Disturbing or destroying nests of 
birds. 
Downy Woodpecker. 
Dove, Mourning. 
Drinking fountains and baths. 
Ducks, Geese and Swans. 
Duck, Mallard. 
Green-winged Teal. 
“ Blue “ “ . 
“ Pin-tail. 
Wood... 
Canvas-back. 
Lesser Scaup. 
Economic functions of birds.. 
treatment of groups and 
species. 
English or House Sparrow. 
Finch, Purple.33 
Flicker, Northern.,. 44 
Flycatchers. 42 
Golden-crowned Kinglet. 20 
Goldfinch, American. 33 
Goshawk. 54 
Goose, Canada. 64 
Great Blue Heron. 61 
Great Horned Owl. 50 
Grebs and Loons. 62 
Green Heron. 61 
Green-winged Teal. 63 
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted. 36 
Grouse, Ruffed. 59 
Gulls and Terns. 62 
Hairy Wookpecker. 47 
Hawks and Eagles. 51 
Hawk, Marsh. 52 
Sharp-shinned. 52 
Cooper’s. 53 
‘ Red-tailed. 54 
Sparrow. 55 
Heron, Green. 61 
“ Great Blue. 61 
House Wren. 24 
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated. 43 
Introduction. 1 
Junco, Slate-colored.. 33 
Killdeer. 60 
Kingbird. 42 
Kingfisher, Belted. 47 
Kinglets. 19 
Kinglet, Golden-crowned. 20 
Ruby-crowned. 20 
Lesser Scaup Duck. 64 
List of useful books on birds. 76 
Loggerhead Shrike. 28 
Long-eared Owl.51 
Mallard. 63 
Marsh Hawk. 52 
Maryland Yellow-throat. 25 
Meadowlark. 38 
Migration record, 1901-1911 inclu¬ 
sive . 64 
Mourning Dove. 57 
Myrtle Warbler. 25 
Nesting boxes and devices. 10 
Nighthawk. 43 
Northern Flicker. 44 
“ Shrike. 28 
Nuthatches, Chickadees, Creepers 
and Wrens. 20 
Nuthatch, White-breasted. 20 
“ Red “ . 21 
Orchard Oriole. 38 
Oriole, Baltimore. 36 
Orchard. 38 
Oven-bird. 25 
Owls.. 48 
Owl, Barn. 48 
“ Barred. 50 
75 
41 
32 
9 
15 
36 
50 
48 
30 
47 
4 
6 
7 
8 
13 
36 
48 
39 
24 
16 
41 
63 
40 
58 
39 
22 
64 
64 
35 
23 
18 
13 
28 
26 
21 
43 
53 
40 
41 
47 
48 
14 
46 
57 
12 
63 
63 
63 
63 
63 
63 
64 
64 
3 
15 
34 
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