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THE BIRD BOOK
ILLUSTRATING IN NATURAL COLORS
MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS;
ALSO SEVERAL HUNDRED
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEIR
NESTS AND EGGS
BY
CHESTER A. REED, B. S.
Garden City New York
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1915
Copyright, 1914, by
CHARLES K. REED
All rights reserved, including that of
translation into foreign languages,
including the Scandinavian.
BARN OWL.
TOPOGRAPHY OF A BIRD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Diving Birds. Order I. Pygopodes 10 Grebes. Family ColymbidÆ 11 Loons. Family GaviidÆ 17 Auks, Murres and Puffins. Family AlcidÆ 21 Long-winged Swimmers. Order II. Longipennes 35 Skuas and JÆgers. Family StercoraridÆ 35 Gulls and Terns. Family LaridÆ 38 Skimmers. Family RynchopidÆ 58 Tube-nosed Swimmers. Order III. Tubinares 59 Albatrosses. Family DiomedeidÆ 59 Fulmars, Shearwaters and Petrels. Family ProcellariidÆ 61 Totipalmate Swimmers. Order IV. Steganopodes 72 Tropic Birds. Family PhÆthontidÆ 72 Gannets. Family SulidÆ 74 Darters. Family AnhingidÆ 77 Cormorants. Family PhalacrocoracidÆ 78 Pelicans. Family PelecanidÆ 83 Man-o'-War Birds. Family FregatidÆ 86 Lamellirostral Swimmers. Order V. Anseres 87Lamellirostral Grallatores. Order VI. OdontoglossÆ 115 Flamingoes. Family PhoenicopteridÆ 115 Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. Order VII. Herodiones 115 Spoonbills. Family PlataleidÆ 115 Ibises. Family IbididÆ 117 Storks and Wood Ibises. Family CiconiidÆ 118 Herons, Bitterns, etc. Family ArdeidÆ 119 Cranes, Rails, etc. Order VIII. PaludicolÆ 127 Cranes. Family GruidÆ 127 Courlans. Family AramidÆ 129 Rails, Gallinules and Coots. Family RallidÆ 131 Shore Birds. Order IX. LimicolÆ 137 Phalaropes. Family PhalaropodidÆ 137 Avocets and Stilts. Family RecurvirostridÆ 139 Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. Family ScolopacidÆ 140 Plovers. Family CharadriidÆ 161 Surf Birds and Turnstones. Family AphrizidÆ 169 Oyster-catchers. Family HÆmatopodidÆ 170 Jacanas. Family JacanidÆ 172 Gallinaceous Birds. Order X. GallinÆ 175 Grouse, Partridges, etc. Family OdontophoridÆ 175 Turkeys. Family MeleagridÆ 178 Curassows and Guans. Family CracidÆ 191 | ||
| Page 8 | Pigeons. Order XI. ColumbÆ 192 Pigeons. Family ColumbidÆ 192 Birds of Prey. Order XII. Raptores 198 American Vultures. Family CathartidÆ 198 Hawks, Eagles, etc. Family ButeonidÆ 201 Falcons, etc. Family FalconidÆ 218 Osprey. Family PandionidÆ 225 Barn Owls. Family AluconidÆ 227 Owls. Family StrigidÆ 227 Parrots, Paroquets. Order XIII. Psittaci 241 Parrots and Paroquets. PsittacidÆ 241 Cuckoos, etc. Order XIV. Coccyges 241 Cuckoos, Anis, etc. Family CuculidÆ 241 Trogons. Family TrogonidÆ 246 Kingfishers. Family AlcedinidÆ 247 Woodpeckers, Wrynecks, etc. Order XV. Pici 249 Woodpeckers. Family PicidÆ 249 Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc. Order XVI. Macrochires 262 Goatsuckers, etc. Family CaprimulgidÆ 263 Swifts. Family MicropodidÆ 268 Hummingbirds. Family TrochilidÆ 271 Perching Birds. Order XVII. Passeres 280 Cotingas. Family CotingidÆ 280 Tyrant Flycatchers. Family TyrannidÆ 280 Larks. Family AlaudidÆ 297 Crows, Jays, Magpies, etc. Family CorvidÆ 300 Starlings. Family SturnidÆ 314 Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. Family IcteridÆ 314 Finches, Sparrows, etc. Family FringillidÆ |
BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
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