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The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2)

The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2)

by William Leon Dawson

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Author
Bowles, John Hooper, 1875-1934
Title
The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2) A complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state
Credits
Produced by Bryan Ness, 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/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
QL: Science: Zoology
Subject
Birds -- Washington (State)
Category
Text
eBook-No.
46764
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46764
Release Date
September 3, 2014
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.The Birds of Washington — THE BIRDS OF WASHINGTON
  2. 2.EXPLANATORY. — TABLE OF COMPARISONS. — KEY OF ABBREVIATIONS.
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
  5. 5.LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. — The Birds of Washington — Corvidæ —The Crows and Jays — No. 1. NORTHERN RAVEN. — No. 2. MEXICAN RAVEN. — No. 3. WESTERN CROW. — No. 4. NORTHWEST CROW. — No. 5. CLARK’S NUTCRACKER. — No. 6. PINON JAY. — No. 7. AMERICAN MAGPIE. — No. 8. CALIFORNIA JAY. — No. 9. STELLER’S JAY. — No. 10. GRINNELL’S JAY. — No. 11. BLACK-HEADED JAY. — No. 12. WHITE-HEADED JAY. — No. 13. OREGON JAY. — No. 14. GRAY JAY. — Icteridæ —The Troupials — No. 15. COWBIRD. — No. 16. BREWER’S BLACKBIRD. — No. 17. BULLOCK’S ORIOLE. — No. 18. CALIFORNIAN BICOLORED BLACKBIRD. — No. 19. COLUMBIAN RED-WING. — No. 20. NORTHWESTERN RED-WING. — No. 21. YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD. — No. 22. WESTERN MEADOWLARK. — Fringillidæ —The Finches — No. 23. WESTERN EVENING GROSBEAK. — No. 24. ALASKAN PINE GROSBEAK. — No. 25. AMERICAN CROSSBILL. — No. 26. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. — No. 27. GRAY-CROWNED LEUCOSTICTE. — No. 28. HEPBURN’S LEUCOSTICTE. — No. 29. REDPOLL. — No. 30. PINE SISKIN — No. 31. WESTERN GOLDFINCH. — No. 32. WILLOW GOLDFINCH. — No. 33. CASSIN’S PURPLE FINCH. — No. 34. CALIFORNIA PURPLE FINCH. — No. 35. ENGLISH SPARROW. — No. 36. SNOWFLAKE. — No. 37. ALASKAN LONGSPUR. — No. 38. WESTERN LARK SPARROW. — No. 39. WESTERN VESPER SPARROW. — No. 40. OREGON VESPER SPARROW. — No. 41. SANDWICH SPARROW. — No. 42. SAVANNA SPARROW. — No. 43. WESTERN SAVANNA SPARROW. — No. 44. DESERT SPARROW. — No. 45. SAGE SPARROW. — No. 46. SLATE-COLORED JUNCO. — No. 47. OREGON JUNCO. — No. 48. SHUFELDT’S JUNCO. — No. 49. WESTERN TREE SPARROW. — No. 50. WESTERN CHIPPING SPARROW. — No. 51. BREWER’S SPARROW. — No. 52. GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW. — No. 53. GAMBEL’S SPARROW. — No. 54. NUTTALL’S SPARROW. — No. 55. MOUNTAIN SONG SPARROW. — No. 56. MERRILL’S SONG SPARROW. — No. 57. RUSTY SONG SPARROW. — No. 58. SOOTY SONG SPARROW. — No. 59. LINCOLN’S SPARROW. — No. 60. KADIAK FOX SPARROW. — No. 61. TOWNSEND’S SPARROW. — No. 62. SOOTY FOX SPARROW. — No. 63. SLATE-COLORED SPARROW. — No. 64. GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE. — No. 65. SPURRED TOWHEE. — No. 66. OREGON TOWHEE. — No. 67. LAZULI BUNTING. — No. 68. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. — Tanagridæ —The Tanagers — No. 69. CRIMSON-HEADED TANAGER. — Mniotiltidæ —The Wood Warblers — No. 70. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. — No. 71. LUTESCENT WARBLER. — No. 72. CALAVERAS WARBLER. — No. 73. YELLOW WARBLER. — No. 74. MYRTLE WARBLER. — No. 75. AUDUBON’S WARBLER. — No. 76. BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER. — No. 77. TOWNSEND’S WARBLER. — No. 78. HERMIT WARBLER. — No. 79. TOLMIE’S WARBLER. — No. 80. GRINNELL’S WATER-THRUSH. — No. 81. WESTERN YELLOW-THROAT. — No. 82. THE PACIFIC YELLOW-THROAT. — No. 83. WESTERN CHAT. — No. 84. PILEOLATED WARBLER. — No. 85. GOLDEN WARBLER. — No. 86. AMERICAN REDSTART. — Alaudidæ —The Larks — No. 87. ALASKA HORNED LARK. — No. 88. COLUMBIAN HORNED LARK. — No. 89. PACIFIC HORNED LARK. — Motacillidæ —The Wagtails and Pipits — No. 90. AMERICAN PIPIT. — Turdidæ —The Thrushes — No. 91. TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE. — No. 92. WILLOW THRUSH. — No. 93. RUSSET-BACKED THRUSH. — No. 94. OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH. — No. 95. ALASKA HERMIT THRUSH. — No. 96. SIERRA HERMIT THRUSH. — No. 97. DWARF HERMIT THRUSH. — No. 98. AMERICAN ROBIN. — No. 99. WESTERN ROBIN. — No. 100. VARIED THRUSH. — No. 101. WESTERN BLUEBIRD. — No. 102. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD. — Sylviidæ —The Old World Warblers, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers — No. 103. WESTERN GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. — No. 104. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. — No. 105. SITKAN KINGLET. — Paridæ —The Titmice — No. 106. CHICKADEE. — No. 107. OREGON CHICKADEE. — No. 108. MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE. — No. 109. CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE. — No. 110. BUSH-TIT. — Sittidæ —The Nuthatches — No. 111. SLENDER-BILLED NUTHATCH. — No. 112. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. — No. 113. PYGMY NUTHATCH. — Certhiidæ —The Creepers — No. 114. SIERRA CREEPER. — No. 115. TAWNY CREEPER. — Troglodytidæ —The Wrens — No. 116. WESTERN MARSH WREN. — No. 117. TULE WREN. — No. 118. SEATTLE WREN. — No. 119. WESTERN HOUSE WREN. — No. 120. WESTERN WINTER WREN. — No. 121. ROCK WREN. — No. 122. CANYON WREN. — Mimidæ —The Mockingbirds — No. 123. SAGE THRASHER. — No. 124. CATBIRD. — Cinclidæ —The Dippers — No. 125. AMERICAN WATER OUZEL. — Hirundinidæ —The Swallows — No. 126. PURPLE MARTIN. — No. 127. CLIFF SWALLOW. — No. 128. ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. — No. 129. BANK SWALLOW. — No. 130. AMERICAN BARN SWALLOW. — No. 131. TREE SWALLOW. — No. 132. VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW. — Ampelidæ —The Waxwings — No. 133. BOHEMIAN WAXWING. — No. 134. CEDAR WAXWING. — Laniidæ —The Shrikes — No. 135. NORTHERN SHRIKE. — No. 136. WHITE-RUMPED SHRIKE. — No. 137. CALIFORNIA SHRIKE. — Vireonidæ —The Vireos — No. 138. RED-EYED VIREO. — No. 139. WESTERN WARBLING VIREO. — No. 140. CASSIN’S VIREO. — No. 141. ANTHONY’S VIREO. — Tyrannidæ —The Tyrant Flycatchers — No. 142. KINGBIRD. — No. 143. WESTERN KINGBIRD. — No. 144. ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER. — No. 145. SAY’S PEWEE. — No. 146. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. — No. 147. WESTERN WOOD PEWEE. — No. 148. WESTERN FLYCATCHER. — No. 149. TRAILL’S FLYCATCHER. — No. 150. HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER. — No. 151. WRIGHT’S FLYCATCHER. — Trochilidæ —The Hummingbirds — No. 152. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD. — No. 153. RUFOUS HUMMER. — No. 154. ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD. — No. 155. CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD. — Caprimulgidæ —The Nighthawks (Goatsuckers, etc.) — No. 156. POORWILL. — No. 157. PACIFIC NIGHTHAWK — No. 158. WESTERN NIGHTHAWK. — Micropodidæ —The Swifts — No. 159. BLACK SWIFT. — No. 160. VAUX’S SWIFT. — No. 161. WHITE-THROATED SWIFT. — Picidæ —The Woodpeckers — No. 162. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAIRY WOODPECKER. — No. 163. CABANIS’S WOODPECKER. — No. 164. HARRIS’S WOODPECKER. — No. 165. DOWNY WOODPECKER. — No. 166. BATCHELDER’S WOODPECKER. — No. 167. GAIRDNER’S WOODPECKER. — No. 168. WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER. — No. 169. ARCTIC THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. — No. 170. ALASKAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. — No. 171. RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER. — No. 172. RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER. — No. 173. NORTHWEST SAPSUCKER. — No. 174. WILLIAMSON’S SAPSUCKER. — No. 175. NORTHERN PILEATED WOODPECKER. — No. 176. LEWIS’S WOODPECKER. — No. 177. YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER. — No. 178. RED-SHAFTED FLICKER. — No. 179. NORTHWESTERN FLICKER. — Cuculidæ —The Cuckoos — No. 180. CALIFORNIA CUCKOO. — Alcedinidæ —The Kingfishers — No. 181. BELTED KINGFISHER.
  6. 6.Footnotes
  7. 7.Transcriber’s Notes

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