Ornithological Biography, Volume 1 (of 5) / An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America

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INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE WILD TURKEY.

THE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.

THE PROTHONOTARY WARBLER.

THE PURPLE FINCH.

BONAPARTE'S FLY-CATCHER.

THE OHIO.

THE WILD TURKEY. (2)

PURPLE GRAKLE OR COMMON CROW-BLACKBIRD.

THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

SELBY'S FLY-CATCHER.

THE BROWN TITLARK.

THE GREAT PINE SWAMP.

THE BIRD OF WASHINGTON.

THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE.

THE SNOW BIRD.

THE PRAIRIE WARBLER.

THE BLUE YELLOW-BACKED WARBLER.

THE PRAIRIE.

THE GREAT-FOOTED HAWK.

THE CAROLINA TURTLE DOVE.

BEWICK'S WREN.

THE LOUISIANA WATER THRUSH.

THE BLUE-WINGED YELLOW WARBLER.

THE REGULATORS.

THE MOCKING BIRD.

THE PURPLE MARTIN.

THE YELLOW-BREASTED WARBLER, OR MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT.

ROSCOE'S YELLOW-THROAT.

THE SONG SPARROW.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NAVIGATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

THE CAROLINA PARROT.

THE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.

THE SOLITARY FLY-CATCHER, OR VIREO.

THE TOWHE BUNTING.

VIGORS'S WARBLER.

A FLOOD.

THE WHITE-HEADED EAGLE.

THE BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.

THE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH.

THE WORM-EATING WARBLER.

CHILDREN'S WARBLER.

MEADVILLE.

THE STANLEY HAWK.

THE GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER.

THE KENTUCKY WARBLER.

THE CRESTED TITMOUSE.

THE AMERICAN REDSTART.

THE COUGAR.

THE RUFFED GROUSE.

THE ORCHARD ORIOLE.

THE CEDAR BIRD.

THE SUMMER RED BIRD.

TRAILL'S FLY-CATCHER.

THE EARTHQUAKE.

THE BARRED OWL.

THE RUBY-THROATED HUMMING BIRD.

THE AZURE WARBLER.

THE BLUE-GREEN WARBLER.

THE BLACK AND YELLOW WARBLER.

THE HURRICANE.

THE RED-TAILED HAWK.

CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW.

THE PAINTED FINCH.

THE RICE BIRD.

CUVIER'S REGULUS.

KENTUCKY SPORTS.

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.

THE LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE.

THE HERMIT THRUSH.

THE CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER.

THE CARBONATED WARBLER.

THE TRAVELLER AND THE POLE-CAT.

THE GREAT HORNED OWL.

THE PASSENGER PIGEON.

THE WHITE-EYED FLY-CATCHER, OR VIREO.

THE SWAMP SPARROW.

THE RATHBONE WARBLER.

DEER HUNTING.

THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER.

THE RED-WINGED STARLING, OR MARSH BLACKBIRD.

THE REPUBLICAN OR CLIFF SWALLOW.

THE BAY-BREASTED WARBLER.

HENSLOW'S BUNTING.

NIAGARA.

THE WINTER HAWK.

THE SWALLOW-TAILED HAWK.

THE WOOD THRUSH.

THE INDIGO BIRD.

LE PETIT CAPORAL.

HOSPITALITY IN THE WOODS.

THE VIRGINIAN PARTRIDGE.

THE BELTED KINGSFISHER.

THE GREAT CAROLINA WREN.

THE TYRANT FLY-CATCHER.

THE PRAIRIE TITLARK.

THE ORIGINAL PAINTER.

THE FISH HAWK, OR OSPREY.

WHIP-POOR-WILL.

THE HOUSE WREN.

THE BLUE-GREY FLY-CATCHER.

THE YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER.

LOUISVILLE IN KENTUCKY.

THE BLACK WARRIOR.

THE FLORIDA JAY.

THE AUTUMNAL WARBLER.

THE NASHVILLE WARBLER.

THE BLACK-AND-WHITE CREEPER.

THE ECCENTRIC NATURALIST.

THE BROAD-WINGED HAWK.

THE PIGEON HAWK.

THE SEA-SIDE FINCH.

THE GRASS FINCH, OR BAY-WINGED BUNTING.

THE YELLOW-POLL WARBLER.

SCIPIO AND THE BEAR.

THE COLUMBIA JAY.

THE LITTLE SCREECH OWL.

THE WHITE-BELLIED SWALLOW.

THE COW-PEN BIRD.

THE MARSH WREN.

COLONEL BOON.

INDEX.

PROSPECTUS.

CONTENTS OF VOL. I. OF THE BIRDS OF AMERICA. Plates published

EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS.

NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.

FOOTNOTES

Transcriber's Note:

Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

The following inconsistencies were noted and retained:

  • fly-catcher and flycatcher
  • bottom lands and bottom-lands
  • Kestrel and Kestril
  • Chicasaw and Chickasaw
  • Redwings and Red-wings
  • Black-and-yellow Warbler and Black and Yellow Warbler
  • Chuckwill's Widow and Chuck-Will's Widow
  • Columbian Jay and Columbia Jay
  • Shawaney and Shawanee
  • Falco Haliaetos, HaliÄetos, Haliaetus and HaliaËtus
  • Pont Chartrain and Pontchartrain
  • Genessee and Gennessee
  • Musquito and moschetto
  • Skuylkill and Schuylkil

The following are possible errors, but retained:

  • Massachusets
  • napsack
  • pease
  • pannel
  • scissars
  • "flat and juicy" should possibly be "fat and juicy"
  • "wet cloths" should possibly be "wet clothes"
  • Gelseminum should possibly be Gelsemium
  • Psittaccus should possibly be Psittacus
  • Gadwal Duck should possibly be Gadwall Duck
  • Anona should possibly be Annona
  • The plate number of the Adult Female Great Horned Owl should possibly be LXI.

Several of the words in the sections in French are unaccented where modern French uses accents. They have been left as printed.

ORNITHOLOGICAL BIOGRAPHY,

OR AN ACCOUNT OF THE HABITS OF THE

BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

ACCOMPANIED BY DESCRIPTIONS OF THE OBJECTS REPRESENTED
IN THE WORK ENTITLED

THE BIRDS OF AMERICA,

AND INTERSPERSED WITH DELINEATIONS OF AMERICAN SCENERY AND MANNERS.

BY JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, F.R.SS.L.& E.

FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN AND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF LONDON; MEMBER OF THE LYCEUM AND LINNEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PARIS, THE WERNERIAN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY OF MANCHESTER, AND OF THE SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF PAINTING, ARCHITECTURE, AND SCULPTURE, &C.

EDINBURGH:

ADAM BLACK, 55. NORTH BRIDGE, EDINBURGH;

R. HAVELL JUN., ENGRAVER, 77. OXFORD STREET, AND LONGMAN, REES, BROWN, & GREEN, LONDON; GEORGE SMITH, TITHEBARR STREET, LIVERPOOL; T. SOWLER, MANCHESTER; MRS ROBINSON, LEEDS; E. CHARNLEY, NEWCASTLE; POOL & BOOTH, CHESTER; AND BEILBY, KNOTT, & BEILBY, BIRMINGHAM.


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