Birds Useful and Birds Harmful

About this eBook

Author

Owen, J. A. (Jean Allan), 1841-1922

Title

Birds useful and birds harmful

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

SB: Agriculture: Plant culture

Subject

Birds

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 51553

Release Date

March 25, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.BIRDS USEFUL and BIRDS HARMFUL
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.Preface.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. Useful or Harmful?
5. 5.CHAPTER II. The Structure of the Bird.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. WORKERS ON THE GROUND. — The Barn Owl: White or Church Owl. ( Strix Flammea. ) — The Tawny or Wood-Owl. ( Syrnium alúco. ) — The Long-eared Owl. ( Asio ótus. ) — The Short-eared Owl. ( Asio accipitrinus. ) — The Little Owl. ( Athéne noctua. ) — The Rook. ( Corvus frúgilegus. ) — The Hooded-Crow. ( Corvus cornix. ) — The Carrion Crow ( Corvus coróne .) — THE RAVEN. ( Corvus córax. ) — THE JACKDAW. ( Corvus monedula. ) — THE MAGPIE. ( Píca rústica. ) — THE JAY. ( Gárrulus glandárius. ) — THE BLACK-HEADED GULL. ( Larus ridibundus. ) — THE QUAIL. ( Cotúrnix commúnis. ) — THE STARLING. ( Sturnus vulgaris. ) — THE ROSE STARLING. ( Pastor roseus. ) — The Waxwing. ( Ampelis garrulus. )
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. IN THE AIR AND ON THE TREES. — The Swallow. ( Hirundo rustica. ) — The House Martin. ( Chelidon urbica. ) — The Sand Martin. ( Cotile riparia. ) — The Swift. ( Cypselus ápus. ) — The Nightjar. ( Caprimulgus Europæus. ) — The Green Woodpecker. ( Gecinus viridis. ) — The Greater Spotted Woodpecker. ( Dendrocopus major. ) — The Tree Creeper. ( Certhia familiaris. ) — The Nuthatch. ( Sitta cæsia. ) — The Crossbill. ( Loxia curvirostra. )
8. 8.CHAPTER V. SUMMER WORKERS. — The Wryneck. ( Iynx torquilla. ) — The Cuckoo. ( Cuculus canorus. ) — The Hoopoe. ( Upupa epops. ) — The Great Grey Shrike. ( Lanius excubitor. ) — The Lesser Grey Shrike. ( Lanius minor. ) — The Red-backed Shrike. ( Lanius collurio. ) — The Lesser Whitethroat. ( Sylvia curruca. ) — The Blackcap. ( Sylvia atricapilla. ) — The Nightingale. ( Daulias luscinia. ) — The Redstart. ( Ruticilla phoenicúrus. ) — The Black Redstart. ( Ruticilla titys. ) — The Tree Pipit. ( Anthus triviális. ) — The White Wagtail. ( Motacilla alba. ) — The Blue-headed Wagtail. ( Motacilla flava. ) — The Great Reed Warbler. ( Acrocephalus turdoides. ) — The Willow Wren. ( Phylloscopus tróchilus. ) — The Spotted Flycatcher. ( Múscicapa grísola. ) — The Pied Flycatcher. ( Muscicapa atricapilla. ) — The Wheatear. ( Saxicola œnánthé. ) — The Stonechat. ( Pratíncola rubícola. ) — The Bearded Tit or Reedling. ( Panurus biármicus. ) — The Great Titmouse. ( Parus major. ) — The Blue Titmouse. ( Parus cærúleus. ) — The Golden-Crested Wren. ( Regulus cristatus. ) — The Crested Titmouse. ( Parus cristátus. ) — The Coal-tit. ( Parus ater. ) — The Long-tailed Tit. ( Acredula caudáta. ) — The Nest of the Long-tailed Tit.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. WORKERS ALL THE YEAR ROUND. — The House Sparrow. ( Passer domesticus. ) — The Tree Sparrow. ( Passer Montanus. ) — The Hedge Sparrow. ( Accentor modularis. ) — The Skylark. ( Alauda arvensis. ) — The Kingfisher. ( Alcedo ispida. ) — The Dipper. ( Cinclus aquaticus. ) — The Thrush. ( Turdus musicus. ) — The Blackbird. ( Turdus merula. ) — The Oriole. ( Oriolus galbula. ) — The Robin. ( Eríthacus rubécula. ) — The Wren. ( Troglodytes párvulus. ) — The Hawfinch. ( Coccothraustes vulgaris. ) — The Chaffinch. ( Fringilla coelebs. ) — The Bullfinch. ( Pyrrhula europœa. ) — The Yellow Hammer. ( Emberiza citrinella. ) — The Turtle Dove. ( Turtur communis. )
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. SOME WILDFOWL. — The Lapwing. ( Vanéllus vulgáris. ) — The Common Curlew. ( Numenius arquata. ) — The Common Redshank. ( Totanus cálidris. ) — The Green Sandpiper. ( Totanus óchropùs. ) — The Night Heron. ( Nycticorax gríseus. ) — The Bittern. ( Botaurus stellaris. ) — The Waterhen or Moorhen. ( Gallinula chloropus. ) — The Common Tern. ( Sterna fluviatilis. ) — The Bean Goose. ( Anser ségetum. ) — The Wild Duck or Mallard. ( Anas bóscas. ) — The Pintailed Duck. ( Dafila acuta. ) — The Shoveler. ( Spatula clypeata. ) — The Great Crested Grebe. ( Podicipes cristatus. )
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. SOME OF THE FALCONIDÆ. — The Golden Eagle. ( Aquila chrysáëtus. ) — The Red Kite. ( Milvus ictínus. ) — The Red-footed Falcon or Orange-legged Hobby. ( Falco vespertinus. ) — The Common Buzzard. ( Búteo vulgáris. ) — The Sparrow-hawk. ( Accipiter nisus. ) — The Goshawk. ( Astur palumbárius. ) — The Hobby. ( Falco subbuteo. ) — The Kestrel. ( Falco tinnúnculus. ) — The Marsh-Harrier. ( Circus œruginosus. ) — The Hen-Harrier. ( Circus cyaneus. )
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. Rational Bird Protection.
13. 13.IN CONCLUSION.
14. 14.Index. — FOOTNOTES:

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