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Bird Biographies: A Guide-Book for Beginners

Bird Biographies: A Guide-Book for Beginners

by Alice Eliza Ball

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Author
Ball, Alice Eliza, 1867-1948
Title
Bird Biographies
Credits
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
QL: Science: Zoology
Subject
Birds -- United States
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 59880
Release Date
July 10, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.BIRD BIOGRAPHIES A GUIDE-BOOK FOR BEGINNERS
  2. 2.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  3. 3.FOREWORD — SPRING TWILIGHT
  4. 4.CONTENTS
  5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. 6.DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR COMMON WINTER BIRDS PART TWO — BIRD BIOGRAPHIES
  7. 7.WINTER BIRDS Permanent Residents and Winter Visitors
  8. 8.BIRDS SEEN DURING THE WINTER NEAR NEW YORK CITY [2] — PERMANENT RESIDENTS — WINTER RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
  9. 9.THE BLUE JAY Crow Family—Corvidæ — FLORIDA JAYS — PACIFIC COAST JAYS — THE CANADA JAY
  10. 10.THE AMERICAN CROW Crow Family—Corvidæ — THE RAVEN
  11. 11.THE CARDINAL Cardinal Grosbeak , Redbird , Virginia Nightingale
  12. 12.THE PINE GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  13. 13.THE AMERICAN OR RED CROSSBILL Finch Family—Fringillidæ — THE LEGEND OF THE CROSSBILL — THE WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
  14. 14.THE JUNCO OR SLATE-COLORED SNOWBIRD Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  15. 15.THE SNOWFLAKE OR SNOW BUNTING Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  16. 16.THE TREE SPARROW OR WINTER CHIPPY Finch Family—Fringillidæ — THE TREE SPARROW
  17. 17.THE BOBWHITE OR QUAIL American Partridge Family—Odontophoridæ
  18. 18.THE RUFFED GROUSE Grouse Family—Tetraonidæ
  19. 19.THE CEDAR WAXWING OR CEDAR-BIRD Called Locally the “Cherry Bird” Waxwing Family or Bombycillidæ — THE BOHEMIAN WAXWING
  20. 20.THE TUFTED TITMOUSE OR TOMTIT Titmouse Family—Paridæ
  21. 21.THE CHICKADEE OR BLACK-CAPPED TITMOUSE Titmouse Family—Paridæ
  22. 22.THE GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ
  23. 23.THE CAROLINA WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ
  24. 24.THE WINTER WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ
  25. 25.THE DOWNY WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
  26. 26.THE HAIRY WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
  27. 27.THE WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH Nuthatch Family—Sittidæ
  28. 28.THE RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH Nuthatch Family—Sittidæ
  29. 29.THE BROWN CREEPER Creeper Family—Certhiidæ
  30. 30.THE STARLING Starling Family—Sturnidæ
  31. 31.THE NORTHERN SHRIKE OR BUTCHER-BIRD Shrike Family—Laniidæ
  32. 32.DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR EARLY SPRING BIRDS PART THREE
  33. 33.EARLY SPRING BIRDS
  34. 34.MIGRATION LISTS — Dates of Arrival of “Summer Visitants” Near New York City
  35. 35.THE AMERICAN ROBIN Thrush Family—Turdidæ
  36. 36.THE BLUEBIRD Thrush Family—Turdidæ
  37. 37.THE SONG SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ — THE SONG SPARROW
  38. 38.THE FOX SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  39. 39.THE PHŒBE Flycatcher Family—Tyrranidæ — THE BLACK PHŒBE
  40. 40.THE CROW BLACKBIRD OR PURPLE GRACKLE American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ — THE BRONZED GRACKLE — THE FLORIDA GRACKLE — THE BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE
  41. 41.THE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
  42. 42.THE COWBIRD American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
  43. 43.THE MEADOWLARK Called also Field Lark and Old Field Lark American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
  44. 44.THE NORTHERN FLICKER OR GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
  45. 45.THE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
  46. 46.THE RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
  47. 47.THE YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
  48. 48.THE MOURNING DOVE Pigeon Family—Columbidæ
  49. 49.THE BELTED KINGFISHER Kingfisher Family—Alcedinidæ
  50. 50.THE FIELD SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  51. 51.THE VESPER SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ — THE VESPER SPARROW
  52. 52.THE CHIPPING SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  53. 53.THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  54. 54.THE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  55. 55.THE PURPLE FINCH Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  56. 56.THE TOWHEE OR CHEWINK CALLED ALSO GROUND ROBIN AND CHAREE Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  57. 57.DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR LATER SPRING BIRDS PART FOUR
  58. 58.LATER SPRING BIRDS
  59. 59.THE TREE SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
  60. 60.THE BARN SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
  61. 61.THE PURPLE MARTIN Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
  62. 62.THE CLIFF OR EAVE SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
  63. 63.THE BANK SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
  64. 64.THE CHIMNEY SWIFT Swift Family—Micropodidæ
  65. 65.THE WHIP-POOR-WILL Goatsucker Family—Caprimulgidæ
  66. 66.THE NIGHTHAWK Goatsucker Family—Caprimulgidæ
  67. 67.THE HOUSE WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ
  68. 68.THE RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD Hummingbird Family—Trochilidæ
  69. 69.THE INDIGO-BIRD OR INDIGO BUNTING Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  70. 70.THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE American-Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
  71. 71.THE ORCHARD ORIOLE American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
  72. 72.THE SCARLET TANAGER Tanager Family—Tangaridæ
  73. 73.THE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  74. 74.THE BLUE GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  75. 75.THE EVENING GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  76. 76.THE BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  77. 77.THE BOBOLINK American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
  78. 78.THE GOLDFINCH Finch Family—Fringillidæ
  79. 79.THE CATBIRD Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ
  80. 80.THE BROWN THRASHER Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ
  81. 81.THE MOCKINGBIRD Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ
  82. 82.THE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Cuckoo Family—Cuculidæ
  83. 83.THE LEAST FLYCATCHER OR CHEBEC Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
  84. 84.THE KINGBIRD Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
  85. 85.THE GRAY KINGBIRD Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
  86. 86.THE CRESTED FLYCATCHER Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
  87. 87.THE OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
  88. 88.THE WOOD PEWEE Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
  89. 89.THE RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ
  90. 90.THE BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ
  91. 91.THE RED-EYED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ
  92. 92.THE WARBLING VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ
  93. 93.THE WHITE-EYED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ
  94. 94.THE YELLOW-THROATED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ
  95. 95.THE WARBLERS Warbler Family—Mniotiltidæ — IDENTIFICATION OF WARBLERS
  96. 96.1. THE OVEN-BIRD
  97. 97.2. THE WATER-THRUSHES
  98. 98.3. THE WORM-EATING WARBLER
  99. 99.1. THE BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
  100. 100.2. THE BLACK-POLL WARBLER
  101. 101.1. THE MYRTLE WARBLER OR YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
  102. 102.2. THE MAGNOLIA WARBLER
  103. 103.1. THE REDSTART
  104. 104.2. THE BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
  105. 105.1. THE YELLOW WARBLER, OR SUMMER YELLOW-BIRD
  106. 106.2. THE PINE WARBLER
  107. 107.3. THE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT — The Maryland Yellow-Throat
  108. 108.4. THE HOODED WARBLER
  109. 109.5. WILSON’S WARBLER
  110. 110.6. THE BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
  111. 111.7. THE CANADIAN WARBLER
  112. 112.8. THE YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
  113. 113.9. THE YELLOW PALM WARBLER
  114. 114.1. THE CERULEAN WARBLER
  115. 115.2. THE BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
  116. 116.3. THE BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
  117. 117.4. THE GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
  118. 118.5. THE NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER
  119. 119.1. THE BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
  120. 120.2. THE CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
  121. 121.THE THRUSHES Thrush Family—Turdidæ — THE WOOD THRUSH — THE OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH — THE GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH AND BICKNELL’S THRUSHES — THE VEERY — THE HERMIT THRUSH
  122. 122.AFTERWORD
  123. 123.FOOTNOTES
  124. 124.INDEX
  125. 125.Transcriber’s Notes

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