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Bird Biographies

by Alice Eliza Ball

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  1. 1Dedication — Acknowledgments
  2. 2Foreword
  3. 3Descriptions and Biographies of Our Common Winter Birds — Part Two
  4. 4Birds Seen During the Winter Near New York City
  5. 5Descriptions and Biographies
  6. 6The American Crow — Crow Family — Corvidæ
  7. 7The Cardinal — Cardinal Grosbeak, Redbird, Virginia Nightingale
  8. 8The Pine Grosbeak — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  9. 9The American or Red Crossbill — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  10. 10The Junco or Slate-Colored Snowbird — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  11. 11The Snowflake or Snow Bunting — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  12. 12The Tree Sparrow or Winter Chippy — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  13. 13The Bobwhite or Quail — American Partridge Family — Odontophoridæ
  14. 14The Ruffed Grouse — Grouse Family — Tetraonidæ
  15. 15The Cedar Waxwing or Cedar-Bird — Called Locally the “Cherry Bird”…
  16. 16The Tufted Titmouse or Tomtit — Titmouse Family — Paridæ
  17. 17The Chickadee or Black-Capped Titmouse — Titmouse Family — Paridæ
  18. 18The Golden-Crowned Kinglet — Old World Warbler Family — Sylviidæ
  19. 19The Carolina Wren — Wren Family — Troglodytidæ
  20. 20The Winter Wren — Wren Family — Troglodytidæ
  21. 21The Downy Woodpecker — Woodpecker Family — Picidæ
  22. 22The Hairy Woodpecker — Woodpecker Family — Picidæ
  23. 23The White-Breasted Nuthatch — Nuthatch Family — Sittidæ
  24. 24The Red-Breasted Nuthatch — Nuthatch Family — Sittidæ
  25. 25The Brown Creeper — Creeper Family — Certhiidæ
  26. 26The Starling — Starling Family — Sturnidæ
  27. 27The Northern Shrike or Butcher-Bird — Shrike Family — Laniidæ
  28. 28Descriptions and Biographies of Our Early Spring Birds — Part Three
  29. 29Migration Lists
  30. 30Descriptions and Biographies
  31. 31The Bluebird — Thrush Family — Turdidæ
  32. 32The Song Sparrow — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  33. 33The Fox Sparrow — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  34. 34The Phœbe — Flycatcher Family — Tyrranidæ
  35. 35The Crow Blackbird or Purple Grackle — American Blackbird Family —…
  36. 36The Red-Winged Blackbird — American Blackbird Family — Icteridæ
  37. 37The Cowbird — American Blackbird Family — Icteridæ
  38. 38The Meadowlark — Called Also Field Lark and Old Field Lark — Americ…
  39. 39The Northern Flicker or Golden-Winged Woodpecker — Woodpecker Famil…
  40. 40The Red-Headed Woodpecker — Woodpecker Family — Picidæ
  41. 41The Red-Bellied Woodpecker — Woodpecker Family — Picidæ
  42. 42The Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker — Woodpecker Family — Picidæ
  43. 43The Mourning Dove — Pigeon Family — Columbidæ
  44. 44The Belted Kingfisher — Kingfisher Family — Alcedinidæ
  45. 45The Field Sparrow — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  46. 46The Vesper Sparrow — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  47. 47The Chipping Sparrow — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  48. 48The White-Throated Sparrow — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  49. 49The White-Crowned Sparrow — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  50. 50The Purple Finch — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  51. 51The Towhee or Chewink — Called Also Ground Robin and Charee — Finch…
  52. 52Descriptions and Biographies of Our Later Spring Birds — Part Four…
  53. 53Descriptions and Biographies
  54. 54The Barn Swallow — Swallow Family — Hirundinidæ
  55. 55The Purple Martin — Swallow Family — Hirundinidæ
  56. 56The Cliff or Eave Swallow — Swallow Family — Hirundinidæ
  57. 57The Bank Swallow — Swallow Family — Hirundinidæ
  58. 58The Chimney Swift — Swift Family — Micropodidæ
  59. 59The Whip-Poor-Will — Goatsucker Family — Caprimulgidæ
  60. 60The Nighthawk — Goatsucker Family — Caprimulgidæ
  61. 61The House Wren — Wren Family — Troglodytidæ
  62. 62The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird — Hummingbird Family — Trochilidæ
  63. 63The Indigo-Bird or Indigo Bunting — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  64. 64The Baltimore Oriole — American-Blackbird Family — Icteridæ
  65. 65The Orchard Oriole — American Blackbird Family — Icteridæ
  66. 66The Scarlet Tanager — Tanager Family — Tangaridæ
  67. 67The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  68. 68The Blue Grosbeak — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  69. 69The Evening Grosbeak — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  70. 70The Black-Headed Grosbeak — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  71. 71The Bobolink — American Blackbird Family — Icteridæ
  72. 72The Goldfinch — Finch Family — Fringillidæ
  73. 73The Catbird — Mockingbird Family — Mimidæ
  74. 74The Brown Thrasher — Mockingbird Family — Mimidæ
  75. 75The Mockingbird — Mockingbird Family — Mimidæ
  76. 76The Yellow-Billed Cuckoo — Cuckoo Family — Cuculidæ
  77. 77The Least Flycatcher or Chebec — Flycatcher Family — Tyrannidæ
  78. 78The Kingbird — Flycatcher Family — Tyrannidæ
  79. 79The Gray Kingbird — Flycatcher Family — Tyrannidæ
  80. 80The Crested Flycatcher — Flycatcher Family — Tyrannidæ
  81. 81The Olive-Sided Flycatcher — Flycatcher Family — Tyrannidæ
  82. 82The Wood Pewee — Flycatcher Family — Tyrannidæ
  83. 83The Ruby-Crowned Kinglet — Old World Warbler Family — Sylviidæ
  84. 84The Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher — Old World Warbler Family — Sylviidæ
  85. 85The Red-Eyed Vireo — Vireo Family — Vireonidæ
  86. 86The Warbling Vireo — Vireo Family — Vireonidæ
  87. 87The White-Eyed Vireo — Vireo Family — Vireonidæ
  88. 88The Yellow-Throated Vireo — Vireo Family — Vireonidæ
  89. 89The Warblers — Warbler Family — Mniotiltidæ
  90. 90Group One — The Ground Warblers
  91. 912 — The Water-Thrushes
  92. 923 — The Worm-Eating Warbler
  93. 93Group Two — The Black and White Warblers
  94. 942 — The Black-Poll Warbler
  95. 95Group Three — The Black, White, and Yellow Warblers
  96. 962 — The Magnolia Warbler
  97. 97Group Four — The Black and Orange Warblers
  98. 982 — The Blackburnian Warbler
  99. 99Group Five — The Yellow and Olive-Green Warblers
  100. 1002 — The Pine Warbler
  101. 1013 — The Maryland Yellow-Throat
  102. 1024 — The Hooded Warbler
  103. 1035 — Wilson’s Warbler
  104. 1046 — The Black-Throated Green Warbler
  105. 1057 — The Canadian Warbler
  106. 1068 — The Yellow-Breasted Chat
  107. 1079 — The Yellow Palm Warbler
  108. 108Group Six — Blue or Blue and Yellow Warblers
  109. 1092 — The Black-Throated Blue Warbler
  110. 1103 — The Blue-Winged Warbler
  111. 1114 — The Golden-Winged Warbler
  112. 1125 — The Northern Parula Warbler
  113. 113Group Seven — Warblers With Reddish-Brown Markings
  114. 1142 — The Chestnut-Sided Warbler
  115. 115The Thrushes — Thrush Family — Turdidæ
  116. 116Afterword

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