Bird Biographies

Name: Bird Biographies
Author: Alice Eliza Ball

by Alice Eliza Ball

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BIRD BIOGRAPHIES A GUIDE-BOOK FOR BEGINNERS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD
SPRING TWILIGHT
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR COMMON WINTER BIRDS PART TWO
WINTER BIRDS Permanent Residents and Winter Visitors
BIRDS SEEN DURING THE WINTER NEAR NEW YORK CITY[2]
PERMANENT RESIDENTS
WINTER RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES THE BLUE JAY Crow Family—Corvidæ
FLORIDA JAYS
PACIFIC COAST JAYS
THE CANADA JAY
THE AMERICAN CROW Crow Family—Corvidæ
THE RAVEN
THE CARDINAL Cardinal Grosbeak, Redbird, Virginia Nightingale
THE PINE GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE AMERICAN OR RED CROSSBILL Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE LEGEND OF THE CROSSBILL
THE WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
THE JUNCO OR SLATE-COLORED SNOWBIRD Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE SNOWFLAKE OR SNOW BUNTING Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE TREE SPARROW OR WINTER CHIPPY Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE TREE SPARROW
THE BOBWHITE OR QUAIL American Partridge Family—Odontophoridæ
THE RUFFED GROUSE Grouse Family—Tetraonidæ
THE CEDAR WAXWING OR CEDAR-BIRD Called Locally the “Cherry Bird” Waxwing Family or Bombycillidæ
THE BOHEMIAN WAXWING
THE TUFTED TITMOUSE OR TOMTIT Titmouse Family—Paridæ
THE CHICKADEE OR BLACK-CAPPED TITMOUSE Titmouse Family—Paridæ
THE GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ
THE CAROLINA WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ
THE WINTER WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ
THE DOWNY WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
THE HAIRY WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
THE WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH Nuthatch Family—Sittidæ
THE RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH Nuthatch Family—Sittidæ
THE BROWN CREEPER Creeper Family—Certhiidæ
THE STARLING Starling Family—Sturnidæ
THE NORTHERN SHRIKE OR BUTCHER-BIRD Shrike Family—Laniidæ
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR EARLY SPRING BIRDS PART THREE
EARLY SPRING BIRDS
MIGRATION LISTS
Dates of Arrival of “Summer Visitants” Near New York City
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES THE AMERICAN ROBIN Thrush Family—Turdidæ
THE BLUEBIRD Thrush Family—Turdidæ
THE SONG SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE SONG SPARROW
THE FOX SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE PHŒBE Flycatcher Family—Tyrranidæ
THE BLACK PHŒBE
THE CROW BLACKBIRD OR PURPLE GRACKLE American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
THE BRONZED GRACKLE
THE FLORIDA GRACKLE
THE BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE
THE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
THE COWBIRD American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
THE MEADOWLARK Called also Field Lark and Old Field Lark American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
THE NORTHERN FLICKER OR GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
THE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
THE RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
THE YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER Woodpecker Family—Picidæ
THE MOURNING DOVE Pigeon Family—Columbidæ
THE BELTED KINGFISHER Kingfisher Family—Alcedinidæ
THE FIELD SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE VESPER SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE VESPER SPARROW
THE CHIPPING SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE PURPLE FINCH Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE TOWHEE OR CHEWINK CALLED ALSO GROUND ROBIN AND CHAREE Finch Family—Fringillidæ
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR LATER SPRING BIRDS PART FOUR
LATER SPRING BIRDS
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES THE TREE SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
THE BARN SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
THE PURPLE MARTIN Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
THE CLIFF OR EAVE SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
THE BANK SWALLOW Swallow Family—Hirundinidæ
THE CHIMNEY SWIFT Swift Family—Micropodidæ
THE WHIP-POOR-WILL Goatsucker Family—Caprimulgidæ
THE NIGHTHAWK Goatsucker Family—Caprimulgidæ
THE HOUSE WREN Wren Family—Troglodytidæ
THE RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD Hummingbird Family—Trochilidæ
THE INDIGO-BIRD OR INDIGO BUNTING Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE American-Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
THE ORCHARD ORIOLE American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
THE SCARLET TANAGER Tanager Family—Tangaridæ
THE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE BLUE GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE EVENING GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE BOBOLINK American Blackbird Family—Icteridæ
THE GOLDFINCH Finch Family—Fringillidæ
THE CATBIRD Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ
THE BROWN THRASHER Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ
THE MOCKINGBIRD Mockingbird Family—Mimidæ
THE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Cuckoo Family—Cuculidæ
THE LEAST FLYCATCHER OR CHEBEC Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
THE KINGBIRD Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
THE GRAY KINGBIRD Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
THE CRESTED FLYCATCHER Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
THE OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
THE WOOD PEWEE Flycatcher Family—Tyrannidæ
THE RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ
THE BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Old World Warbler Family—Sylviidæ
THE RED-EYED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ
THE WARBLING VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ
THE WHITE-EYED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ
THE YELLOW-THROATED VIREO Vireo Family—Vireonidæ
THE WARBLERS Warbler Family—Mniotiltidæ
IDENTIFICATION OF WARBLERS
GROUP ONE—THE GROUND WARBLERS 1. THE OVEN-BIRD
2. THE WATER-THRUSHES
3. THE WORM-EATING WARBLER
GROUP TWO—THE BLACK AND WHITE WARBLERS 1. THE BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
2. THE BLACK-POLL WARBLER
GROUP THREE—THE BLACK, WHITE, AND YELLOW WARBLERS 1. THE MYRTLE WARBLER OR YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
2. THE MAGNOLIA WARBLER
GROUP FOUR—THE BLACK AND ORANGE WARBLERS 1. THE REDSTART
2. THE BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
GROUP FIVE—THE YELLOW AND OLIVE-GREEN WARBLERS 1. THE YELLOW WARBLER, OR SUMMER YELLOW-BIRD
2. THE PINE WARBLER
3. THE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT
The Maryland Yellow-Throat
4. THE HOODED WARBLER
5. WILSON’S WARBLER
6. THE BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
7. THE CANADIAN WARBLER
8. THE YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
9. THE YELLOW PALM WARBLER
GROUP SIX—BLUE OR BLUE AND YELLOW WARBLERS 1. THE CERULEAN WARBLER
2. THE BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
3. THE BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
4. THE GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
5. THE NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER
GROUP SEVEN—WARBLERS WITH REDDISH-BROWN MARKINGS 1. THE BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
2. THE CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
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
AFTERWORD
FOOTNOTES
INDEX

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