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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

INDEX

Birds Every Child Should Know

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