Brooding, 1, 13-16.
Bubonidæ, 2, 178, 204.
Bunting, Towhee, or Chewink, 1, 76, 77; 2, 84;
portrait, 1, 76.
Bush-Tits, 2, 198.
Butcher-birds, 2, 59.
Buzzard, Turkey, 1, 50, 51; 2, 194.
Canary, 1, 20, 57, 81.
Caprimulgidæ, 2, 155, 203.
Cardinal, 1, 69, 132; 2, 88;
portrait, 2, 90.
Catbird, food of, 1, 49, 126;
jerking the tail, 113; 2, 37, 125;
portrait, 2, 36.
Cathartidæ, 2, 194, 204.
Cave-dwelling Family, 2, 30, 199.
Cedar-bird, feeding young, 1, 19;
story of affection for young, 78;
usefulness to man, 126, 129; 2, 63;
portrait, 1, 126.
Certhiidæ, 2, 27, 198.
Chat, Long-tailed, 2, 53.
Chat, Yellow-breasted, 2, 52;
portrait, 2, 52.
Chewink, 1, 76, 77; 2, 84;
portrait, 1, 76.
Chickadee, defending eggs, 1, 11, 12;
getting food for young, 18;
as an eater of insects' eggs, 68, 126;
affection for young, 78; 2, 22;
portrait, 2, 22.
Chickadee, Mountain, 2, 22.
Chickadees, 2, 22.
Chuck-will's-widow, 2, 157.
Cinclidæ, 2, 42, 199.
Color in feathers, 1, 120.
See also Plumage.
Cormorant, 1, 94.
Corvidæ, 2, 117, 202.
Cowbird, 2, 51, 98.
Creeper, Brown, 2, 27;
portrait, 2, 28.
Creeper Family, 2, 27, 198.
Creepers, 2, 19.
Crop, 1, 93.
Crossbill, American or Red, 2, 91.
Crossbill, White-winged, 2, 92.
Crossbills, 1, 97; 2, 91.
Crow, American, punishing a young one, 1, 37;
sleeping in flocks, 59, 60;
story of an affectionate, 80;
usefulness to men, 126; 2, 40, 117.
Crow Family, 2, 117, 202.
Cuckoo, Black-billed, 2, 174.
Cuckoo, California, 2, 174.
Cuckoo, Yellow-billed, 2, 174;
portrait, 2, 174.
Cuckoo Family, 2, 174, 203.
Cuculidæ, 2, 174, 203.
Dipper, American, 2, 42;
portrait, 2, 42.
Dipper Family, 2, 42, 199.
Down, the first plumage, 1, 15, 21, 22, 115.
Ducks, 1, 97, 115.
Eagle, Bald, 2, 189, 192.
Ears, 1, 102-104.
Eggs, beauty of, 1, 11;
the mother's care, 11, 12;
incubation and hatching of, 13-15.
Eyes, 1, 100-102.
Falconidæ, 2, 188, 204.
Feathers, first appearance on the young bird, 1, 22;
of the wing, 109-111;
of the tail, 112, 113;
the various kinds of, 114, 115;
expression of emotions by, 116;
the birds' care of, 116, 117.
See also Plumage.
Feet, 1, 92, 105-108.
Finches, 2, 82, 201.
Fish, birds and dead, 1, 86, 87.
Flicker, method of feeding young, 1, 18;
food of, 85, 127;
color markings, 121; 2, 161;
portrait, 1, 86.
Flicker, Red-shafted, 2, 161, 162.
Flycatcher, Least, 2, 136.
Flycatcher, Shining Crested, 2, 67.
Flycatching Family, 2, 135, 202.
Flying, 1, 93.
Food, 1, 48;-55;
in winter, 67-69, 134;
in its relation to the welfare of man, 125-130.
Frigate-bird, 1, 110.
Fringillidæ, 2, 80, 201.
Geese, 1, 98, 99.
Gizzard, 1, 93.
Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray, 2, 16.
Gnatcatchers, 2, 198.
Goatsucker Family, 2, 155, 203.
Goldfinch, American, 1, 14;
story of canary and, 20;
change of color, 26;
food, 54;
flocking, 71; 2, 82;
portrait, 1, 26.
Goldfinch, European, 1, 79.
Goldfinch, Willow, 2, 84.
Grackle, Bronzed, 2, 112.
Grackle, Purple, 2, 112.
Grackles, 2, 110.
Grosbeak, Black-headed, 2, 88.
Grosbeak, Cardinal, 1, 69, 132; 2, 88;
portrait, 2, 90.
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted, 2, 86;
portrait, 2, 86.
Grosbeaks, 2, 86.
Grouse, 1, 58, 59, 110.
Grouse, Ruffed, 1, 111.
Gullet, 1, 93.
Gulls, 1, 101.
Hawk, American Sparrow, 2, 189;
portrait, 2, 188.
Hawk, Fish, 2, 190;
portrait, 2, 192.
Hawk and Eagle Family, 2, 188, 204.
Hawks, food of, 1, 52, 53, 126, 127;
asleep, 59;
beaks of, 97;
eyesight of, 101;
feet of, 106.
Heligoland, 1, 101.
Heron, Great Blue, 2, 114.
Herons, food of, 1, 53, 127;
bills of, 97;
story of the hearing of a heron, 103, 104;
usefulness to man, 127.
Hirundinidæ, 2, 69, 201.
Humming Family, 2, 143, 202.
Hummingbird, Anna's, 2, 149.
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated, absence of male from nest, 1, 16;
method of feeding young, 18; 2, 144;
portrait, 1, 18.
Hummingbirds, 1, 15, 98.
Icteridæ, 2, 94, 201.
Identification, 1, 137-141.
Indigo-bird, 1, 47;
portrait, 1, 46.
Instinct, 1, 83.
Intelligence, 1, 83-87.
Japan, 1, 131.
Jay, Blue, learning to fly, 1, 31, 32;
storing food, 54;
story of a mischievous, 55, 56;
usefulness to man, 126; 2, 113, 121;
portrait, 2, 122.
Jay, Steller's, 2, 126.
Jays, 2, 117, 202.
Kindness of birds to one another, 1, 74-77.
Kingbird, 1, 14, 129; 2, 113, 136;
portrait, 2, 136.
Kingbird, Arkansas, 2, 140.
Kingfisher, Belted, 2, 170;
portrait, 2, 170.
Kingfisher Family, 2, 170, 203.
Kingfishers, 1, 21, 115.
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned, 2, 14;
portrait, 2, 14.
Kinglet and Gnatcatcher Family, 2, 14, 197.
Language, 1, 43-47.
Laniidæ, 2, 59, 200.
Lark, Desert Horned, portrait, 2, 132.
Lark, Horned, 2, 131.
Lark, Old-Field. See Meadowlark.
Lark, Prairie Horned, 2, 131.
Lark, Shore, 2, 131.
Lark Family, 2, 131, 202.
Legs, 1, 92, 105, 107, 108.
Magpie, American, 2, 126;
portrait, 2, 126.
Magpie, Yellow-billed, 2, 126.
Magpies, 2, 117.
Martin, Purple, 2, 72.
Meadowlark, 1, 45, 119, 121; 2, 97, 100;
portrait, 2, 100.
Meadowlark, Western, 2, 102.
Meadow Starlings, 2, 100.
Micropodidæ, 2, 150, 202.
Migration, 1, 61-68.
Mniotiltidæ, 2, 49, 200.
Mocking Thrushes, 2, 34, 199.
Mockingbird, 1, 45; 2, 9, 34, 195.
Motacillidæ, 2, 46, 199.
Moulting, 1, 25, 26, 118.
Neck, 1, 92.
Nests, situations of, 1, 9;
materials of, 9, 10;
building of, 10;
seldom used more than once, 10, 11.
Nighthawk, 1, 107; 2, 158;
portrait, 2, 158.
Norway, 1, 131.
Nuthatch, European, 2, 21.
Nuthatch, Red-breasted, 2, 20.
Nuthatch, Slender-billed, 2, 18.
Nuthatch, White-breasted, 2, 18;
portrait, 1, 96.
Nuthatch and Chickadee Family, 2, 18, 198.
Nuthatches, 1, 18, 96, 98.
Observation, 1, 137;-141, 145.
Oil, 1, 117.
Oriole, Arizona Hooded, 2, 108.
Oriole, Baltimore, nest of, 1, 9, 95; 2, 104;
portrait, 1, 10.
Oriole, Orchard, 2, 107.
Orioles, getting food for young, 1, 18;
teaching young to fly, 33, 34;
food of, 50;
affection for young, 78;
usefulness to man, 129; 2, 104.
Osprey, American, 2, 190;
portrait, 2, 192.
Ostrich, 1,
24.
Ostrich, South American, 1, 24.
Ouzel, Water, 2, 42;
portrait, 2, 42.
Oven-bird, 2, 52.
Owl, American Barn, 2, 185.
Owl, Barred, 1, 101.
Owl, Burrowing, 2, 182.
Owl, Florida Burrowing, 2, 182.
Owl, Screech, 2, 180;
portrait, 2, 180.
Owl Family, 2, 178, 204.
Owls, 1, 35;
food of, 52, 53, 127;
ears of, 103;
feet of, 106;
usefulness to man, 126, 127.
Paridæ, 2, 18, 198.
Penguin, 1, 72.
Petrel, 1, 110.
Pewee, Western Wood, 2, 142.
Pewee, Wood, 1, 47; 2, 136, 140.
Phainopepla, 2, 67.
Phœbe, 1, 35; 2, 136.
Picidæ, 2, 160, 203.
Pigeons, 1, 79, 80.
Pipit, Sprague's, 2, 46;
portrait, 2, 46.
Pipits, 2, 46, 199.
Plumage, the nestling, 1, 22, 23;
coloration of, 23, 24, 27, 28;
moulting, 25, 26, 118;
change of color without moulting, 26, 27, 118-120;
protective coloration of, 120, 121;
recognition marks in, 121, 122.
Poor-will, 2, 157.
Protection and attraction of birds, 1, 131-135.
Quail (bob-white), 1, 44, 59.
Redbird, 2, 88.
Redstart, American, 1, 14;
portrait, 1, 14.
Regurgitation, 1, 18, 19.
Rhea, 1, 24.
Robin, American, arrival, 1, 3, 10, 10, 17, 17, 21;
plumage of young, 23, 23;
teaching young to bathe, 38, 38;
notes of, 44, 44;
food of, 49, 49, 127;
roosting in flocks, 60;
devotion to young, 78;
story of the intelligence of a, 84, 84;
usefulness to men, 126, 126, 129; 2, 5, 6, 38, 65, 167;
portrait, 2, 60.
Robin, Western, 2, 6.
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied, 1, 85.
Sapsuckers, tail of, 1, 113; 2, 161.
Scavenger Family, 2, 194, 204.
Shrike, Loggerhead, 2, 59;
portrait, 2, 60.
Shrike Family, 2, 59, 200.
Shrikes, 1, 126.
Skylark, Missouri, 2, 46.
Skylark, Prairie, 2, 46.
Sleeping, 1, 57-60.
Song, 1, 14, 14-47.
Sparrow, Chipping, 1, 54.
Sparrow, English, learning canary's song, 1, 46;
young fed by a wren, 81, 82;
harmfulness of, 126, 130, 132; 2, 32.
Sparrow, Song, arrival, 1, 3;
nest, 9;
individuality in songs, 45, 47; 2, 81.
Sparrow, Tree, 1, 58, 128.
Sparrow, White-throated, 1, 54.
Sparrow and Finch Family, 2, 80, 201.
Sparrows, 1, 84, 97; 2, 80.
Starlings, Meadow, 2, 100.
Stomach, 1, 93.
Strigidæ, 2, 185, 204.
Swallow, Bank, 1, 96.
Swallow, Barn, 1, 71, 96; 2, 69;
portrait, frontispiece.
Swallow, Cliff or Eave, 1, 71; 2, 72, 73.
Swallow Family, 2, 69, 201.
Swallows, food of, 1, 17, 35, 50;
flocking, 62, 71;
story of young, 75;
story showing intelligence, 85;
wings of, 110.
Swift, Chimney, sleeping, 1, 59, 60;
devotion to young, 78;
tail of, 113; 2, 150.
Swift, Vaux's, 2, 150, 152.
Swift Family, 2, 150, 202.
Sylviidæ, 2, 14, 197.
Tail, 1, 112, 113.
Tanager, Louisiana, 2, 78.
Tanager, Scarlet, 1, 79; 2, 75;
portraits, 1, 142; 2, 76.
Tanager, Summer, 2, 78.
Tanager Family, 2, 75, 201.
Tanagridæ, 2, 75, 201.
Thrasher, Arizona, 2, 41.
Thrasher, Brown, 1, 113; 2, 40;
portrait, 112.
Thrush, Brown. See Thrasher, Brown.
Thrush, Golden-crowned, 2, 52.
Thrush, Hermit, 2, 11;
portrait, 2, 10.
Thrush, Western Hermit, 2, 11.
Thrush, Wood, 1, 133.
Thrush Family, 2, 5, 197.
Thrushes, Mocking, 2, 34, 199.
Titlarks, 2, 46.
Titmice, 2, 22, 198.
Titmouse, Tufted, 2, 24.
Tongue, 1, 97, 98.
Towhee, or Chewink, 1, 76, 77; 2, 84;
portrait, 1, 76.
Towhee, Spurred, 2, 84.
Trochilidæ, 2, 143, 202.
Troglodytidæ, 2, 30, 199.
Turdidæ, 2, 5, 197.
Tyrannidæ, 2, 135, 202.
Usefulness of birds to man, 1, 125-130.
Veery, 1, 47.
Vireo, Red-eyed, 1, 47.
Vireo, Warbling, 2, 57.
Vireo, Western Warbling, 2, 57.
Vireo, Yellow-throated, 2, 56, 57;
portrait, 2, 56.
Vireo Family, 2, 55, 200.
Vireonidæ, 2, 55, 200.
Vulture, Turkey, or Turkey Buzzard, 1, 50, 51; 2, 194.
Vultures, American, 2, 194, 204.
Wagtail Family, 2, 46, 199.
Warbler, Black and White, 1, 121;
portrait, 1, 120.
Warbler, Yellow, 1, 50; 2, 50.
Warbler Family, 2, 49, 200.
Warblers, 1, 62, 97.
Water, birds in, 1, 94;
for drinking and bathing, 133, 134.
Water-Thrush, 2, 52.
Water-Thrush, Louisiana, 2, 52.
Waxwing, Cedar. See Cedar-bird.
Waxwing Family, 2, 63, 200.
Whip-poor-will, 1, 107, 121; 2, 155.
Whip-poor-will, Nuttall's, 2, 157.
Wings, 1, 109-112.
Winter, birds in, 1, 66-69.
Woodcock, beak of, 1, 96;
whistling sound of wings, 111.
Woodpecker, Californian, 2, 167.
Woodpecker, Downy, 1, 50; 2, 169;
portrait, 2, 166.
Woodpecker, Golden-winged. See Flicker.
Woodpecker, Red-headed, 1, 85; 2, 165.
Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied, 1, 85.
Woodpecker Family, 2, 160, 203.
Woodpeckers, 1, 18, 21;
teaching young to feed itself, 35, 36;
food of, 50;
storing food, 54, 55;
sleeping, 59, 85, 86;
beaks of, 95;
tongues of, 98, 103;
feet of, 106;
tails of, 113; 2, 19.
Wren, House, 1, 81, 82; 2, 31;
portrait, 1, 80.
Wren, Western House, 2, 31.
Wrens, 2, 30, 199.
Wren-Tits, 2, 198.
Young birds, hatching of, 1, 13-15;
feeding of, 16-20;
first plumage of, 21-23;
learning to fly, 29-34, 37-39;
the mother's anxiety about, 30-32;
learning to feed themselves, 34-36, 39;
learning to sing, 36;
after leaving the nest, 70-73.
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