Birds Every Child Should KnowChapter XII · SOME QUEER RELATIONSReading editionChapter navigation133 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterBIRDS Every Child Should Know by Neltje BlanchanBIRDS THAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW BY NELTJE BLANCHANPREFACEIntroductory materialChapter I · OUR ROBIN GOODFELLOW AND HIS RELATIONS:THE AMERICAN ROBIN Called also: Red-breasted Thrush; Migratory Thrush; Robin RedbreastTHE BLUEBIRDTHE WOOD THRUSH Called also: Song Thrush; Wood Robin; Bell BirdWILSON'S THRUSHChapter II · SOME NEIGHBOURLY ACROBATSTHE CHICKADEE Called also: Black-capped TitmouseTUFTED TITMOUSE Called also: Peto Bird; Crested Tomtit; Crested TitmouseWHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH Called also: Tree Mouse; Devil Downhead.RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETChapter III · A GROUP OF LIVELY SINGERSTHE HOUSE WRENTHE CAROLINA WRENTHE MARSH WRENTHE BROWN THRASHER Called also: Brown Thrush; Long Thrush; Ground Thrush; Red Thrush; French Mocking-bird; Mavis.THE CATBIRDTHE MOCKINGBIRDChapter IV · THE WARBLERSYELLOW WARBLER Called also: Summer Yellowbird; Wild Canary.BLACK AND WHITE CREEPING WARBLEROVEN-BIRD Called also: The Teacher; Golden-crowned Thrush; The Accentor.MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT Called also: Black-masked Ground WarblerTHE YELLOW-BREASTED CHATTHE REDSTARTChapter V · THE VIREOS: ANOTHER STRICTLY AMERICAN FAMILYTHE VIREOSTHE RED-EYED VIREOTHE WHITE-EYED VIREOTHE YELLOW-THROATED VIREOTHE WARBLING VIREOChapter VI · BIRDS NOT OF A FEATHERTHE BUTCHER-BIRDS OR SHRIKESTHE CEDAR WAXWING Called also: Cedarbird; Cherry-bird; Bonnet bird, Silk-tail.THE SCARLET TANAGER Called also: Black-winged RedbirdChapter VII · THE SWALLOWSTHE SWALLOWSTHE PURPLE MARTINTHE BARN SWALLOWTHE EAVE OR CLIFF SWALLOWTHE BANK SWALLOW Called also: Sand Martin; Sand SwallowTHE TREE SWALLOW Called also: White-breasted SwallowChapter VIII · THE SPARROW TRIBETHE SPARROW TRIBETHE SONG SPARROWSWAMP SPARROWFIELD SPARROWVESPER SPARROWENGLISH SPARROWCHIPPING SPARROW Called also: Chippy; Door-step Sparrow; Hair Sparrow.TREE SPARROW Called also: Winter ChippyWHITE-THROATED SPARROW Called also: Peabody-bird; Canada SparrowFOX SPARROWJUNCO Called also: Slate-coloured Snow-birdSNOWFLAKEAMERICAN GOLDFINCH Called also: Black-winged Yellow-bird; Thistle Bird; Lettuce Bird; Wild Canary.PURPLE FINCH Called also: LinnetINDIGO BUNTING Called also: Indigo-bird.TOWHEE Called also: Chewink; Ground Robin; JoreeRED-BREASTED GROSBEAKCARDINAL GROSBEAK Called also: Crested Redbird: Virginia Nightingale.Chapter IX · THE ILL-ASSORTED BLACKBIRD FAMILYBOBOLINK Called also: Reedbird; Ricebird; Ortolan; MaybirdCOWBIRDRED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Called also: Swamp BlackbirdRUSTY BLACKBIRD Called also: Thrush BlackbirdMEADOWLARK Called also: Old-field Lark; Meadow StarlingORCHARD ORIOLEBALTIMORE ORIOLE Called also: Firebird; Golden Robin; Hang-nest; Golden OrioleTHE PURPLE AND THE BRONZED GRACKLES Called also: Crow BlackbirdsChapter X · RASCALS WE MUST ADMIREAMERICAN CROWBLUE JAYCANADA JAY Called also: Whiskey Jack; Moose-bird; Meat-birdChapter XI · THE FLYCATCHERSTHE FLYCATCHERSKINGBIRD Called also: Bee MartinCRESTED FLYCATCHERPHOEBE Called also: Bridge Pewee; Dusky Flycatcher; Water PeweeWOOD PEWEELEAST FLYCATCHER Called also: ChebecChapter XII · SOME QUEER RELATIONSWHIP-POOR-WILLNIGHTHAWK Called also: Bull-bat; Night-jar; Mosquito-hawkCHIMNEY SWIFTRUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDChapter XIII · NON-UNION CARPENTERSOUR FIVE COMMON WOODPECKERSDOWNY WOODPECKERHAIRY WOODPECKERYELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERRED-HEADED WOODPECKERFLICKER Called also: High-hole; Clape; Golden-winged Woodpecker; Yellow-hammer; Yucker.Chapter XIV · CUCKOO AND KINGFISHERYELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Called also: Rain CrowBELTED KINGFISHER Called also: The HalcyonChapter XV · DAY AND NIGHT ALLIES OF THE FARMERTURKEY VULTURE Called also: Turkey BuzzardRED-SHOULDERED HAWK Called also: Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk; Winter HawkRED-TAILED HAWK Called also: Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk; Red HawkCOOPER'S HAWK Called also: Chicken Hawk; Big Blue DarterBALD EAGLEAMERICAN SPARROW HAWK Called also: Killy Hawk; Rusty-crowned Falcon; Mouse Hawk.AMERICAN OSPREY Called also: Fish HawkOWLSBARN OWL Called also: Monkey-faced OwlSHORT-EARED OWL Called also: Marsh Owl; Meadow OwlBARRED OWL Called also: Hoot OwlSCREECH OWLSChapter XVI · MOURNER, WHISTLER, AND DRUMMERMOURNING DOVE Called also: Carolina DoveBOB-WHITE Called Also: "Quail-on-Toast"; PartridgeRUFFED GROUSE Called also: PartridgeChapter XVII · BIRDS OF THE SHORE AND MARSHESKILLDEERSEMIPALMATED PLOVERLEAST SANDPIPERSPOTTED SANDPIPERWOODCOCK Called also: Blind, Wall-eyed, Mud, Bigheaded, Wood, and Whistling Snipe; Bog-sucker; Bogbird; Timber Doodle.RAILSGREAT BLUE HERONLITTLE GREEN HERON Called also: Poke; Chuckle-headBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Called also: Quawk; Qua BirdAMERICAN BITTERN Called also: Stake-driver; Poke; Freckled Heron; Booming Bittern; Indian Hen.Chapter XVIII · THE FASTEST FLYERSCANADA GOOSEWILD DUCKSHERRING GULL Called also: Winter GullINDEXPrevious chapter ←LEAST FLYCATCHER Called also: ChebecNext chapter →WHIP-POOR-WILLAll chapters and sections (133)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsBIRDS Every Child Should Know by Neltje BlanchanBIRDS THAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW BY NELTJE BLANCHANPREFACEOpening pagesIntroductory materialChapters1Other sectionsTHE AMERICAN ROBIN Called also: Red-breasted Thrush; Migratory Thrush; Robin RedbreastTHE BLUEBIRDTHE WOOD THRUSH Called also: Song Thrush; Wood Robin; Bell BirdWILSON'S THRUSHChapters2Other sectionsTHE CHICKADEE Called also: Black-capped TitmouseTUFTED TITMOUSE Called also: Peto Bird; Crested Tomtit; Crested TitmouseWHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH Called also: Tree Mouse; Devil Downhead.RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETChapters3Other sectionsTHE HOUSE WRENTHE CAROLINA WRENTHE MARSH WRENTHE BROWN THRASHER Called also: Brown Thrush; Long Thrush; Ground Thrush; Red Thrush; French Mocking-bird; Mavis.THE CATBIRDTHE MOCKINGBIRDChapters4Other sectionsYELLOW WARBLER Called also: Summer Yellowbird; Wild Canary.BLACK AND WHITE CREEPING WARBLEROVEN-BIRD Called also: The Teacher; Golden-crowned Thrush; The Accentor.MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT Called also: Black-masked Ground WarblerTHE YELLOW-BREASTED CHATTHE REDSTARTChapters5Other sectionsTHE VIREOSTHE RED-EYED VIREOTHE WHITE-EYED VIREOTHE YELLOW-THROATED VIREOTHE WARBLING VIREOChapters6Other sectionsTHE BUTCHER-BIRDS OR SHRIKESTHE CEDAR WAXWING Called also: Cedarbird; Cherry-bird; Bonnet bird, Silk-tail.THE SCARLET TANAGER Called also: Black-winged RedbirdChapters7Other sectionsTHE SWALLOWSTHE PURPLE MARTINTHE BARN SWALLOWTHE EAVE OR CLIFF SWALLOWTHE BANK SWALLOW Called also: Sand Martin; Sand SwallowTHE TREE SWALLOW Called also: White-breasted SwallowChapters8Other sectionsTHE SPARROW TRIBETHE SONG SPARROWSWAMP SPARROWFIELD SPARROWVESPER SPARROWENGLISH SPARROWCHIPPING SPARROW Called also: Chippy; Door-step Sparrow; Hair Sparrow.TREE SPARROW Called also: Winter ChippyWHITE-THROATED SPARROW Called also: Peabody-bird; Canada SparrowFOX SPARROWJUNCO Called also: Slate-coloured Snow-birdSNOWFLAKEAMERICAN GOLDFINCH Called also: Black-winged Yellow-bird; Thistle Bird; Lettuce Bird; Wild Canary.PURPLE FINCH Called also: LinnetINDIGO BUNTING Called also: Indigo-bird.TOWHEE Called also: Chewink; Ground Robin; JoreeRED-BREASTED GROSBEAKCARDINAL GROSBEAK Called also: Crested Redbird: Virginia Nightingale.Chapters9Other sectionsBOBOLINK Called also: Reedbird; Ricebird; Ortolan; MaybirdCOWBIRDRED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Called also: Swamp BlackbirdRUSTY BLACKBIRD Called also: Thrush BlackbirdMEADOWLARK Called also: Old-field Lark; Meadow StarlingORCHARD ORIOLEBALTIMORE ORIOLE Called also: Firebird; Golden Robin; Hang-nest; Golden OrioleTHE PURPLE AND THE BRONZED GRACKLES Called also: Crow BlackbirdsChapters10Other sectionsAMERICAN CROWBLUE JAYCANADA JAY Called also: Whiskey Jack; Moose-bird; Meat-birdChapters11Other sectionsTHE FLYCATCHERSKINGBIRD Called also: Bee MartinCRESTED FLYCATCHERPHOEBE Called also: Bridge Pewee; Dusky Flycatcher; Water PeweeWOOD PEWEELEAST FLYCATCHER Called also: ChebecChapters12Other sectionsWHIP-POOR-WILLNIGHTHAWK Called also: Bull-bat; Night-jar; Mosquito-hawkCHIMNEY SWIFTRUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDChapters13Other sectionsOUR FIVE COMMON WOODPECKERSDOWNY WOODPECKERHAIRY WOODPECKERYELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERRED-HEADED WOODPECKERFLICKER Called also: High-hole; Clape; Golden-winged Woodpecker; Yellow-hammer; Yucker.Chapters14Other sectionsYELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Called also: Rain CrowBELTED KINGFISHER Called also: The HalcyonChapters15Other sectionsTURKEY VULTURE Called also: Turkey BuzzardRED-SHOULDERED HAWK Called also: Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk; Winter HawkRED-TAILED HAWK Called also: Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk; Red HawkCOOPER'S HAWK Called also: Chicken Hawk; Big Blue DarterBALD EAGLEAMERICAN SPARROW HAWK Called also: Killy Hawk; Rusty-crowned Falcon; Mouse Hawk.AMERICAN OSPREY Called also: Fish HawkOWLSBARN OWL Called also: Monkey-faced OwlSHORT-EARED OWL Called also: Marsh Owl; Meadow OwlBARRED OWL Called also: Hoot OwlSCREECH OWLSChapters16Other sectionsMOURNING DOVE Called also: Carolina DoveBOB-WHITE Called Also: "Quail-on-Toast"; PartridgeRUFFED GROUSE Called also: PartridgeChapters17Other sectionsKILLDEERSEMIPALMATED PLOVERLEAST SANDPIPERSPOTTED SANDPIPERWOODCOCK Called also: Blind, Wall-eyed, Mud, Bigheaded, Wood, and Whistling Snipe; Bog-sucker; Bogbird; Timber Doodle.RAILSGREAT BLUE HERONLITTLE GREEN HERON Called also: Poke; Chuckle-headBLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Called also: Quawk; Qua BirdAMERICAN BITTERN Called also: Stake-driver; Poke; Freckled Heron; Booming Bittern; Indian Hen.Chapters18Other sectionsCANADA GOOSEWILD DUCKSHERRING GULL Called also: Winter GullINDEXWhip-poor-will Nighthawk Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird◇{174}◇{175}◇← LEAST FLYCATCHER Called also: ChebecWHIP-POOR-WILL →