Synopses & Reviews
CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction j. . . 1 Acknowledgments .fA23.X0f . 4 Classification I333 Geographical distribution Migration 8 10 Protection 11 Means of attracting birds 12 Ornithological literature 13 Key to the birds of eastern Canada 16 Explanation 16 Key 18 Systematic index 29 Descriptive ornithology See Index 41 Index.... 285 Illustrations. PLATE I. A. Pied-billed Grebe 235 B. Common Loon 235 II. A. Herring Gull 236 B. Common Tern 236 III. A. Red-breasted Merganser 237 B. Mallard Duck 237 IV. A. Black Duck 238 B. Blue-winged Teal 238 V. A. Wood Duck 239 B. Canada Goose 239 VI. A. American Bittern 240 B. Great Blue Heron 240 VII. A. Sora Rail 241 B. American Woodcock 241 VIII. A. Wilsons Snipe 242 B. Spotted Sandpiper 242 IX. A. Killdeer 243 B. Bob-white 243 X. A. Spruce Grouse 244 B . Ruffed Grouse 244 XI. A. Mourning Dove and Passenger Pigeon B. Marsh Hawk 245 XII. A. Sharp-shinned Hawk 246 B. American Goshawk 246 XIII. A. Red-tailed Hawk 247 B . Red-shouldered Hawk 247 XIV. A. Duck Hawk 248 B. American Sparrow Hawk 248 XV. A. Osprey B . Barred Owl 249 XVI. A. Screech Owl 250 B. Great Horned Owl 250 XVII. A Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo 251 B. Belted Kingfisher XVIII. A. Downy Woodpecker B. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker 28587 1J 245 249 251 252 252 PIATB XIX. A. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 253 B. Pileated Woodpecker 253 XX. A. Red-headed Woodpecker 254 B. Flicker 254 XXI. A. Nighthawk 255 B. Chimney Swift 255 XXII. A. Ruby-throated Hummingbird 256 B. Kingbird 256 XXIII. A. Phoebe 257 B. Horned Lark 257 XXIV. A. Blue Jay 258 B. Canada Jay 258 XXV. A. American Crow 259 B. Bobolink 259 XXVI. A. Cowbird 260 B. Red-winged Blackbird 260 XXVII. A. Meadowlark 261 B. Baltimore Oriole261 XXVIII. A. Bronzed Crackle 262 B. Pine Grosbeak 262 XXIX. A. Purple Finch 263 B. House Sparrow 263 XXX. A. American Goldfinch 264 B. Snow Bunting 264 XXXI. A. Vesper Sparrow 265 B. White-crowned Sparrow 265 XXXII. A. White-throated Sparrow 266 B. Tree Sparrow 268 XXXIII. A. Chipping Sparrow 267 B. Junco 267 XXXIV. A. Song Sparrow 268 B. Rose-breasted Grosbeak 268 XXXV. A. Scarlet Tanager 269 B. Purple Martin 269 XXXVI. A. Barn Swallow 270 B. Tree Swallow 270 XXXVII. A. Bank Swallow 271 B. Cedar Waxwing 271 XXXVIII. A. Migrant Loggerhead Shrike 272 B. Red-eyed Vireo 272 XXXIX. A. Warbling Vireo 273 B. Black and White Warbler 273 XL. A. Yellow Warbler 274 B. Black-throated Blue Warbler 274 XLI. A. Myrtle Warbler 275 B. Magnolia Warbler 275 XLII. A. Blackburnian Warbler 276 B. Black-throated Green Warbler 276 XLIII. A. Oven-bird t. 277 B. Northern Yellow-throat. . . 277 PLATE XLIV. A. Redstart 278 B. Catbird 278 XLV. A. Brown Thrasher 279 B. House Wren 279 XLVI. A. Brown Creeper 280 B. White-breasted Nuthatch 280 Ill PAGE XLVII. A. Chickadee 281 B. Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets 281 XLVIII. A. WoodThrush 282 B. Wilsons Thrush 282 XLIX. A. Grey-cheeked and Olive-backed ThrusL-s B . Hermit Thrush 283 283 L. A. American Robin 284 B. Bluebird 284 Figures 1 to 68. Illustrations to key 18 Birds of Eastern Canada. INTRODUCTION. OBJECT OF THE BOOK. Of late years there has been a great awakening of interest in the subject of natural history. More and more people are beginning to realize the pleasure and profit that can be derived from observation ofcommon natural objects. In this growing field of nature study, few subjects have attracted so much popular attention as birds and fewforms of life appeal so strongly to the aesthetic sense...
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