Bird Biographies
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1. Front matter2. BIRD BIOGRAPHIES A GUIDE-BOOK FOR BEGINNERS3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS4. FOREWORD5. Introductory material6. DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR COMMON WINTER BIRDS PART TWO7. WINTER BIRDS Permanent Residents and Winter Visitors8. BIRDS SEEN DURING THE WINTER NEAR NEW YORK CITY[2]9. THE BLUE JAY Crow Family—Corvidæ10. THE AMERICAN CROW Crow Family—Corvidæ11. THE CARDINAL Cardinal Grosbeak, Redbird, Virginia Nightingale12. THE PINE GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ13. THE AMERICAN OR RED CROSSBILL Finch Family—Fringillidæ14. THE JUNCO OR SLATE-COLORED SNOWBIRD Finch Family—Fringillidæ15. THE SNOWFLAKE OR SNOW BUNTING Finch Family—Fringillidæ16. THE TREE SPARROW OR WINTER CHIPPY Finch Family—Fringillidæ17. THE BOBWHITE OR QUAIL American Partridge Family—Odontophoridæ18. THE RUFFED GROUSE Grouse Family—Tetraonidæ19. THE CEDAR WAXWING OR CEDAR-BIRD Called Locally the “Cherry Bird” Waxwing Family or Bombycillidæ20. THE TUFTED TITMOUSE OR TOMTIT Titmouse Family—Paridæ21. THE CHICKADEE OR BLACK-CAPPED TITMOUSE Titmouse Family—Paridæ22. THE GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ23. THE CAROLINA WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ24. THE WINTER WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ25. THE DOWNY WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ26. THE HAIRY WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ27. THE WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH Nuthatch Family—Sittidæ28. THE RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH Nuthatch Family—Sittidæ29. THE BROWN CREEPER Creeper Family—Certhiidæ30. THE STARLING Starling Family—Sturnidæ31. THE NORTHERN SHRIKE OR BUTCHER-BIRD Shrike Family—Laniidæ32. DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR EARLY SPRING BIRDS PART THREE33. EARLY SPRING BIRDS34. MIGRATION LISTS35. THE AMERICAN ROBIN Thrush Family—Turdidæ36. THE BLUEBIRD Thrush Family—Turdidæ37. THE SONG SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ38. THE FOX SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ39. THE PHŒBE Flycatcher Family—Tyrranidæ40. THE CROW BLACKBIRD OR PURPLE GRACKLE American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ41. THE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ42. THE COWBIRD American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ43. THE MEADOWLARK Called also Field Lark and Old Field Lark American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ44. THE NORTHERN FLICKER OR GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ45. THE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ46. THE RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ47. THE YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ48. THE MOURNING DOVE Pigeon Family—Columbidæ49. THE BELTED KINGFISHER Kingfisher Family—Alcedinidæ50. THE FIELD SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ51. THE VESPER SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ52. THE CHIPPING SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ53. THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ54. THE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ55. THE PURPLE FINCH Finch Family—Fringillidæ56. THE TOWHEE OR CHEWINK CALLED ALSO GROUND ROBIN AND CHAREE Finch Family—Fringillidæ57. DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR LATER SPRING BIRDS PART FOUR58. LATER SPRING BIRDS59. THE TREE SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ60. THE BARN SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ61. THE PURPLE MARTIN Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ62. THE CLIFF OR EAVE SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ63. THE BANK SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ64. THE CHIMNEY SWIFT Swift Family—Micropodidæ65. THE WHIP-POOR-WILL Goatsucker Family—Caprimulgidæ66. THE NIGHTHAWK Goatsucker Family—Caprimulgidæ67. THE HOUSE WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ68. THE RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD Hummingbird Family—Trochilidæ69. THE INDIGO-BIRD OR INDIGO BUNTING Finch Family—Fringillidæ70. THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE American-Blackbird Family—Icteridæ71. THE ORCHARD ORIOLE American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ72. THE SCARLET TANAGER Tanager Family—Tangaridæ73. THE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ74. THE BLUE GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ75. THE EVENING GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ76. THE BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ77. THE BOBOLINK American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ78. THE GOLDFINCH Finch Family—Fringillidæ79. THE CATBIRD Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ80. THE BROWN THRASHER Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ81. THE MOCKINGBIRD Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ82. THE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Cuckoo Family—Cuculidæ83. THE LEAST FLYCATCHER OR CHEBEC Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ84. THE KINGBIRD Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ85. THE GRAY KINGBIRD Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ86. THE CRESTED FLYCATCHER Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ87. THE OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ88. THE WOOD PEWEE Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ89. THE RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ90. THE BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ91. THE RED-EYED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ92. THE WARBLING VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ93. THE WHITE-EYED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ94. THE YELLOW-THROATED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ95. THE WARBLERS Warbler Family—Mniotiltidæ96. 1. THE OVEN-BIRD97. 2. THE WATER-THRUSHES98. 3. THE WORM-EATING WARBLER99. 1. THE BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER100. 2. THE BLACK-POLL WARBLER101. 1. THE MYRTLE WARBLER OR YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER102. 2. THE MAGNOLIA WARBLER103. 1. THE REDSTART104. 2. THE BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER105. 1. THE YELLOW WARBLER, OR SUMMER YELLOW-BIRD106. 2. THE PINE WARBLER107. 3. THE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT108. 4. THE HOODED WARBLER109. 5. WILSON’S WARBLER110. 6. THE BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER111. 7. THE CANADIAN WARBLER112. 8. THE YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT113. 9. THE YELLOW PALM WARBLER114. 1. THE CERULEAN WARBLER115. 2. THE BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER116. 3. THE BLUE-WINGED WARBLER117. 4. THE GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER118. 5. THE NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER119. 1. THE BAY-BREASTED WARBLER120. 2. THE CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER121. THE THRUSHES Thrush Family—Turdidæ122. AFTERWORD123. FOOTNOTES124. INDEX125. Transcriber’s Notes