ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD
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]
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES THE BLUE JAY Crow Family CorvidAE
THE AMERICAN CROW Crow Family CorvidAE
THE CARDINAL Cardinal Grosbeak , Redbird , Virginia Nightingale
THE PINE GROSBEAK Finch Family FringillidAE
THE AMERICAN OR RED CROSSBILL Finch Family FringillidAE
THE JUNCO OR SLATE-COLORED SNOWBIRD Finch Family FringillidAE
THE SNOWFLAKE OR SNOW BUNTING Finch Family FringillidAE
THE TREE SPARROW OR WINTER CHIPPY Finch Family FringillidAE
THE BOBWHITE OR QUAIL American Partridge Family OdontophoridAE
THE RUFFED GROUSE Grouse Family TetraonidAE
THE CEDAR WAXWING OR CEDAR-BIRD Called Locally the "Cherry Bird" Waxwing Family or BombycillidAE
THE TUFTED TITMOUSE OR TOMTIT Titmouse Family ParidAE
THE CHICKADEE OR BLACK-CAPPED TITMOUSE Titmouse Family ParidAE
THE GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET Old World Warbler Family SylviidAE
THE CAROLINA WREN Wren Family TroglodytidAE
THE WINTER WREN Wren Family TroglodytidAE
THE DOWNY WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family PicidAE
THE HAIRY WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family PicidAE
THE WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH Nuthatch Family SittidAE
THE RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH Nuthatch Family SittidAE
THE BROWN CREEPER Creeper Family CerthiidAE
THE STARLING Starling Family SturnidAE
THE NORTHERN SHRIKE OR BUTCHER-BIRD Shrike Family LaniidAE
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 TurdidAE
THE BLUEBIRD Thrush Family TurdidAE
THE SONG SPARROW Finch Family FringillidAE
THE FOX SPARROW Finch Family FringillidAE
THE PHOEBE Flycatcher Family TyrranidAE
THE CROW BLACKBIRD OR PURPLE GRACKLE American Blackbird Family IcteridAE
THE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD American Blackbird Family IcteridAE
THE COWBIRD American Blackbird Family IcteridAE
THE MEADOWLARK Called also Field Lark and Old Field Lark American Blackbird Family IcteridAE
THE NORTHERN FLICKER OR GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family PicidAE
THE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family PicidAE
THE RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER Woodpecker Family PicidAE
THE YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER Woodpecker Family PicidAE
THE MOURNING DOVE Pigeon Family ColumbidAE
THE BELTED KINGFISHER Kingfisher Family AlcedinidAE
THE FIELD SPARROW Finch Family FringillidAE
THE VESPER SPARROW Finch Family FringillidAE
THE CHIPPING SPARROW Finch Family FringillidAE
THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW Finch Family FringillidAE
THE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Finch Family FringillidAE
THE PURPLE FINCH Finch Family FringillidAE
THE TOWHEE OR CHEWINK CALLED ALSO GROUND ROBIN AND CHAREE Finch Family FringillidAE
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR LATER SPRING BIRDS PART FOUR
LATER SPRING BIRDS
DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES THE TREE SWALLOW Swallow Family HirundinidAE
THE BARN SWALLOW Swallow Family HirundinidAE
THE PURPLE MARTIN Swallow Family HirundinidAE
THE CLIFF OR EAVE SWALLOW Swallow Family HirundinidAE
THE BANK SWALLOW Swallow Family HirundinidAE
THE CHIMNEY SWIFT Swift Family MicropodidAE
THE WHIP-POOR-WILL Goatsucker Family CaprimulgidAE
THE NIGHTHAWK Goatsucker Family CaprimulgidAE
THE HOUSE WREN Wren Family TroglodytidAE
THE RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD Hummingbird Family TrochilidAE
THE INDIGO-BIRD OR INDIGO BUNTING Finch Family FringillidAE
THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE American-Blackbird Family IcteridAE
THE ORCHARD ORIOLE American Blackbird Family IcteridAE
THE SCARLET TANAGER Tanager Family TangaridAE
THE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Finch Family FringillidAE
THE BLUE GROSBEAK Finch Family FringillidAE
THE EVENING GROSBEAK Finch Family FringillidAE
THE BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK Finch Family FringillidAE
THE BOBOLINK American Blackbird Family IcteridAE
THE GOLDFINCH Finch Family FringillidAE
THE CATBIRD Mockingbird Family MimidAE
THE BROWN THRASHER Mockingbird Family MimidAE
THE MOCKINGBIRD Mockingbird Family MimidAE
THE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Cuckoo Family CuculidAE
THE LEAST FLYCATCHER OR CHEBEC Flycatcher Family TyrannidAE
THE KINGBIRD Flycatcher Family TyrannidAE
THE GRAY KINGBIRD Flycatcher Family TyrannidAE
THE CRESTED FLYCATCHER Flycatcher Family TyrannidAE
THE OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Flycatcher Family TyrannidAE
THE WOOD PEWEE Flycatcher Family TyrannidAE
THE RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET Old World Warbler Family SylviidAE
THE BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Old World Warbler Family SylviidAE
THE RED-EYED VIREO Vireo Family VireonidAE
THE WARBLING VIREO Vireo Family VireonidAE
THE WHITE-EYED VIREO Vireo Family VireonidAE
THE YELLOW-THROATED VIREO Vireo Family VireonidAE
THE WARBLERS Warbler Family MniotiltidAE
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
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 TurdidAE
AFTERWORD
FOOTNOTES
INDEX
Transcriber's Notes
An Introduction to 150 Common Land Birds of the Eastern United States
BY ALICE E. BALL Author of “A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS”
ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL Painter of Backgrounds in Habitat, Groups American Museum of Natural History New York City
56 COLORED PLATES
NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1923
Copyright, 1923. By DODD, MEAD & COMPANY, Inc. PRINTED IN U. S. A.
VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK
TO MY FRIEND ELIZABETH JONES IN LOVING ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HER UNTIRING AID, UNWAVERING FAITH, AND INSPIRING CRITICISM THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
