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A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 2 of 3

S. F. BAIRD, T. M. BREWER, and R. RIDGWAY

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LAND BIRDS

ILLUSTRATED BY 64 PLATES AND 593 WOODCUTS

VOLUME II.

Illustration: Bird nest with eggs
Illustration: Bird nest with eggs

BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1905

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U. S. A.

CONTENTS.

Page

Family Fringillidæ. The Finches. (Continued.) 1

Subfamily Spizellinæ. (Continued.) 1

Subfamily Passerellinæ 48

Subfamily Spizinæ 58

Family Alaudidæ. The Larks 135

Family Icteridæ. The Orioles 147

Subfamily Agelainæ 148

Subfamily Icterinæ 179

Subfamily Quiscalinæ 202

Family Sturnidæ. The Starlings 228

Family Corvidæ. The Crows 231

Subfamily Corvinæ 231

Subfamily Garrulinæ 263

Family Tyrannidæ. The Tyrant Flycatchers 306

Family Alcedinidæ. The Kingfishers 391

Family Caprimulgidæ. The Goatsuckers 398

Subfamily Caprimulginæ 398

Family Cypselidæ. The Swifts 421

Subfamily Cypselinæ 423

Subfamily Chæturinæ 427

Family Trochilidæ. The Humming-Birds 437

Family Cuculidæ. The Cuckoos 470

Subfamily Coccyginæ 470

Family Picidæ. The Woodpeckers 491

Subfamily Picinæ 492

Family Psittacidæ. The Parrots 585

Subfamily Sittacinæ 585

Index to the Plates.

Plates 27-56.

NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.

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