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Blanchan Neltje. Birds Every Child Should Know
Birds Every Child Should Know
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. OUR ROBIN GOODFELLOW AND HIS RELATIONS:
THE AMERICAN ROBIN. Called also: Red-breasted Thrush; Migratory Thrush; Robin Redbreast
THE BLUEBIRD
THE WOOD THRUSH. Called also: Song Thrush; Wood Robin; Bell Bird
WILSON'S THRUSH
CHAPTER II. SOME NEIGHBOURLY ACROBATS
THE CHICKADEE. Called also: Black-capped Titmouse
TUFTED TITMOUSE. Called also: Peto Bird; Crested Tomtit; Crested Titmouse
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. Called also: Tree Mouse; Devil Downhead
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
CHAPTER III. A GROUP OF LIVELY SINGERS
THE HOUSE WREN
THE CAROLINA WREN
THE MARSH WREN
THE BROWN THRASHER. Called also: Brown Thrush; Long Thrush; Ground Thrush; Red Thrush; French Mocking-bird; Mavis
THE CATBIRD
THE MOCKINGBIRD
CHAPTER IV. THE WARBLERS
YELLOW WARBLER. Called also: Summer Yellowbird; Wild Canary
BLACK AND WHITE CREEPING WARBLER
OVEN-BIRD. Called also: The Teacher; Golden-crowned Thrush; The Accentor
MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT. Called also: Black-masked Ground Warbler
THE YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
THE REDSTART
CHAPTER V. THE VIREOS: ANOTHER STRICTLY AMERICAN FAMILY
THE VIREOS
THE RED-EYED VIREO
THE WHITE-EYED VIREO
THE YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
THE WARBLING VIREO
CHAPTER VI. BIRDS NOT OF A FEATHER
THE BUTCHER-BIRDS OR SHRIKES
THE CEDAR WAXWING. Called also: Cedarbird; Cherry-bird; Bonnet bird, Silk-tail
THE SCARLET TANAGER. Called also: Black-winged Redbird
CHAPTER VII. THE SWALLOWS
THE SWALLOWS
THE PURPLE MARTIN
THE BARN SWALLOW
THE EAVE OR CLIFF SWALLOW
THE BANK SWALLOW. Called also: Sand Martin; Sand Swallow
THE TREE SWALLOW. Called also: White-breasted Swallow
CHAPTER VIII. THE SPARROW TRIBE
THE SPARROW TRIBE
THE SONG SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
FIELD SPARROW
VESPER SPARROW
ENGLISH SPARROW
CHIPPING SPARROW. Called also: Chippy; Door-step Sparrow; Hair Sparrow
TREE SPARROW. Called also: Winter Chippy
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Called also: Peabody-bird; Canada Sparrow
FOX SPARROW
JUNCO. Called also: Slate-coloured Snow-bird
SNOWFLAKE
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. Called also: Black-winged Yellow-bird; Thistle Bird; Lettuce Bird; Wild Canary
PURPLE FINCH. Called also: Linnet
INDIGO BUNTING. Called also: Indigo-bird
TOWHEE. Called also: Chewink; Ground Robin; Joree
RED-BREASTED GROSBEAK
CARDINAL GROSBEAK. Called also: Crested Redbird: Virginia Nightingale
CHAPTER IX. THE ILL-ASSORTED BLACKBIRD FAMILY
BOBOLINK. Called also: Reedbird; Ricebird; Ortolan; Maybird
COWBIRD
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Called also: Swamp Blackbird
RUSTY BLACKBIRD. Called also: Thrush Blackbird
MEADOWLARK. Called also: Old-field Lark; Meadow Starling
ORCHARD ORIOLE
BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Called also: Firebird; Golden Robin; Hang-nest; Golden Oriole
THE PURPLE AND THE BRONZED GRACKLES. Called also: Crow Blackbirds
CHAPTER X. RASCALS WE MUST ADMIRE
AMERICAN CROW
BLUE JAY
CANADA JAY. Called also: Whiskey Jack; Moose-bird; Meat-bird
CHAPTER XI. THE FLYCATCHERS
THE FLYCATCHERS
KINGBIRD. Called also: Bee Martin
CRESTED FLYCATCHER
PHOEBE. Called also: Bridge Pewee; Dusky Flycatcher; Water Pewee
WOOD PEWEE
LEAST FLYCATCHER. Called also: Chebec
CHAPTER XII. SOME QUEER RELATIONS
WHIP-POOR-WILL
NIGHTHAWK. Called also: Bull-bat; Night-jar; Mosquito-hawk
CHIMNEY SWIFT
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
CHAPTER XIII. NON-UNION CARPENTERS
OUR FIVE COMMON WOODPECKERS
DOWNY WOODPECKER
HAIRY WOODPECKER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
FLICKER. Called also: High-hole; Clape; Golden-winged Woodpecker; Yellow-hammer; Yucker
CHAPTER XIV. CUCKOO AND KINGFISHER
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. Called also: Rain Crow
BELTED KINGFISHER. Called also: The Halcyon
CHAPTER XV. DAY AND NIGHT ALLIES OF THE FARMER
TURKEY VULTURE. Called also: Turkey Buzzard
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. Called also: Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk; Winter Hawk
RED-TAILED HAWK. Called also: Hen Hawk; Chicken Hawk; Red Hawk
COOPER'S HAWK. Called also: Chicken Hawk; Big Blue Darter
BALD EAGLE
AMERICAN SPARROW HAWK. Called also: Killy Hawk; Rusty-crowned Falcon; Mouse Hawk
AMERICAN OSPREY. Called also: Fish Hawk
OWLS
BARN OWL. Called also: Monkey-faced Owl
SHORT-EARED OWL. Called also: Marsh Owl; Meadow Owl
BARRED OWL. Called also: Hoot Owl
SCREECH OWLS
CHAPTER XVI. MOURNER, WHISTLER, AND DRUMMER
MOURNING DOVE. Called also: Carolina Dove
BOB-WHITE. Called Also: "Quail-on-Toast"; Partridge
RUFFED GROUSE. Called also: Partridge
CHAPTER XVII. BIRDS OF THE SHORE AND MARSHES
KILLDEER
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
LEAST SANDPIPER
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
WOODCOCK. Called also: Blind, Wall-eyed, Mud, Bigheaded, Wood, and Whistling Snipe; Bog-sucker; Bogbird; Timber Doodle
RAILS
GREAT BLUE HERON
LITTLE GREEN HERON. Called also: Poke; Chuckle-head
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. Called also: Quawk; Qua Bird
AMERICAN BITTERN. Called also: Stake-driver; Poke; Freckled Heron; Booming Bittern; Indian Hen
CHAPTER XVIII. THE FASTEST FLYERS
CANADA GOOSE
WILD DUCKS
HERRING GULL. Called also: Winter Gull
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