Birds Every Child Should Know
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1. Front matter2. BIRDS Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan3. BIRDS THAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW BY NELTJE BLANCHAN4. PREFACE5. Introductory material6. CHAPTER I OUR ROBIN GOODFELLOW AND HIS RELATIONS:7. THE AMERICAN ROBIN Called also: Red-breasted Thrush; Migratory Thrush; Robin Redbreast8. THE BLUEBIRD9. THE WOOD THRUSH Called also: Song Thrush; Wood Robin; Bell Bird10. WILSON'S THRUSH11. CHAPTER II SOME NEIGHBOURLY ACROBATS12. THE CHICKADEE Called also: Black-capped Titmouse13. TUFTED TITMOUSE Called also: Peto Bird; Crested Tomtit; Crested Titmouse14. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH Called also: Tree Mouse; Devil Downhead.15. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET16. CHAPTER III A GROUP OF LIVELY SINGERS17. THE HOUSE WREN18. THE CAROLINA WREN19. THE MARSH WREN20. THE BROWN THRASHER Called also: Brown Thrush; Long Thrush; Ground Thrush; Red Thrush; French Mocking-bird; Mavis.21. THE CATBIRD22. THE MOCKINGBIRD23. CHAPTER IV THE WARBLERS24. YELLOW WARBLER Called also: Summer Yellowbird; Wild Canary.25. BLACK AND WHITE CREEPING WARBLER26. OVEN-BIRD Called also: The Teacher; Golden-crowned Thrush; The Accentor.27. MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT Called also: Black-masked Ground Warbler28. THE YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT29. THE REDSTART30. CHAPTER V THE VIREOS: ANOTHER STRICTLY AMERICAN FAMILY31. THE VIREOS32. THE RED-EYED VIREO33. THE WHITE-EYED VIREO34. THE YELLOW-THROATED VIREO35. THE WARBLING VIREO36. CHAPTER VI BIRDS NOT OF A FEATHER37. THE BUTCHER-BIRDS OR SHRIKES38. THE CEDAR WAXWING Called also: Cedarbird; Cherry-bird; Bonnet bird, Silk-tail.39. THE SCARLET TANAGER Called also: Black-winged Redbird40. CHAPTER VII THE SWALLOWS41. THE SWALLOWS42. THE PURPLE MARTIN43. THE BARN SWALLOW44. THE EAVE OR CLIFF SWALLOW45. THE BANK SWALLOW Called also: Sand Martin; Sand Swallow46. THE TREE SWALLOW Called also: White-breasted Swallow47. CHAPTER VIII THE SPARROW TRIBE48. THE SPARROW TRIBE49. THE SONG SPARROW50. SWAMP SPARROW51. FIELD SPARROW52. VESPER SPARROW53. ENGLISH SPARROW54. CHIPPING SPARROW Called also: Chippy; Door-step Sparrow; Hair Sparrow.55. TREE SPARROW Called also: Winter Chippy56. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW Called also: Peabody-bird; Canada Sparrow57. FOX SPARROW58. JUNCO Called also: Slate-coloured Snow-bird59. SNOWFLAKE60. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH Called also: Black-winged Yellow-bird; Thistle Bird; Lettuce Bird; Wild Canary.61. PURPLE FINCH Called also: Linnet62. INDIGO BUNTING Called also: Indigo-bird.63. TOWHEE Called also: Chewink; Ground Robin; Joree64. RED-BREASTED GROSBEAK65. CARDINAL GROSBEAK Called also: Crested Redbird: Virginia Nightingale.66. CHAPTER IX THE ILL-ASSORTED BLACKBIRD FAMILY67. BOBOLINK Called also: Reedbird; Ricebird; Ortolan; Maybird68. COWBIRD69. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Called also: Swamp Blackbird70. RUSTY BLACKBIRD Called also: Thrush Blackbird71. MEADOWLARK Called also: Old-field Lark; Meadow Starling72. ORCHARD ORIOLE73. BALTIMORE ORIOLE Called also: Firebird; Golden Robin; Hang-nest; Golden Oriole74. THE PURPLE AND THE BRONZED GRACKLES Called also: Crow Blackbirds75. CHAPTER X RASCALS WE MUST ADMIRE76. AMERICAN CROW77. BLUE JAY78. CANADA JAY Called also: Whiskey Jack; Moose-bird; Meat-bird79. CHAPTER XI THE FLYCATCHERS80. THE FLYCATCHERS81. KINGBIRD Called also: Bee Martin82. CRESTED FLYCATCHER83. PHOEBE Called also: Bridge Pewee; Dusky Flycatcher; Water Pewee84. WOOD PEWEE85. LEAST FLYCATCHER Called also: Chebec86. CHAPTER XII SOME QUEER RELATIONS87. WHIP-POOR-WILL88. NIGHTHAWK Called also: Bull-bat; Night-jar; Mosquito-hawk89. CHIMNEY SWIFT90. RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD91. CHAPTER XIII NON-UNION CARPENTERS92. OUR FIVE COMMON WOODPECKERS93. DOWNY WOODPECKER94. HAIRY WOODPECKER95. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER96. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER97. FLICKER Called also: High-hole; Clape; Golden-winged Woodpecker; Yellow-hammer; Yucker.98. CHAPTER XIV CUCKOO AND KINGFISHER99. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Called also: Rain Crow100. BELTED KINGFISHER Called also: The Halcyon101. CHAPTER XV DAY AND NIGHT ALLIES OF THE FARMER102. TURKEY VULTURE Called also: Turkey Buzzard103. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK Called also: Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk; Winter Hawk104. RED-TAILED HAWK Called also: Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk; Red Hawk105. COOPER'S HAWK Called also: Chicken Hawk; Big Blue Darter106. BALD EAGLE107. AMERICAN SPARROW HAWK Called also: Killy Hawk; Rusty-crowned Falcon; Mouse Hawk.108. AMERICAN OSPREY Called also: Fish Hawk109. OWLS110. BARN OWL Called also: Monkey-faced Owl111. SHORT-EARED OWL Called also: Marsh Owl; Meadow Owl112. BARRED OWL Called also: Hoot Owl113. SCREECH OWLS114. CHAPTER XVI MOURNER, WHISTLER, AND DRUMMER115. MOURNING DOVE Called also: Carolina Dove116. BOB-WHITE Called Also: "Quail-on-Toast"; Partridge117. RUFFED GROUSE Called also: Partridge118. CHAPTER XVII BIRDS OF THE SHORE AND MARSHES119. KILLDEER120. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER121. LEAST SANDPIPER122. SPOTTED SANDPIPER123. WOODCOCK Called also: Blind, Wall-eyed, Mud, Bigheaded, Wood, and Whistling Snipe; Bog-sucker; Bogbird; Timber Doodle.124. RAILS125. GREAT BLUE HERON126. LITTLE GREEN HERON Called also: Poke; Chuckle-head127. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Called also: Quawk; Qua Bird128. AMERICAN BITTERN Called also: Stake-driver; Poke; Freckled Heron; Booming Bittern; Indian Hen.129. CHAPTER XVIII THE FASTEST FLYERS130. CANADA GOOSE131. WILD DUCKS132. HERRING GULL Called also: Winter Gull133. INDEX