LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Full-page Plates.
PLATE FACING
PAGEI.— Barn, Cliff, Bank, and Tree Swallows................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Frontispiece II.— Pied-billed Grebe................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 III.— Loon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 IV.— Herring Gull; Petrels................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 V. — Wood Duck; Pintails; Mallards; Green-winged Teal; Blue-winged Teal; Canada Geese................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 VI.— Little Green Heron; Black-crowned Night Heron; Great Blue Heron................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 VII.— American Bittern; Sora................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22 VIII.— American Coot; Clapper Rail................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 IX.— Wilson's Snipe................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................30 X. — Common Tern; Semipalmated Sandpiper; Semipalmated Plover................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 XI.— Spotted Sandpiper; Killdeer................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 XII.— Ruffed Grouse................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42 XIII.— Mourning Dove................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46 XIV.— Red-shouldered Hawk................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 XV.— Marsh Hawk................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 XVI.— Sparrow Hawk................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 XVII.— Sharp-shinned Hawk................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56 XVIII.— American Osprey................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58 XIX.— Short-eared Owl................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................60 XX.— Screech Owl................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 XXI.— Barred Owl................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64 XXII.— Yellow-billed Cuckoo................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 XXIII.— Belted Kingfisher................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68 XXIV.— Downy Woodpecker................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70 XXV.— Red-headed Woodpecker................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................84 XXVI.— Flicker................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................86 XXVII.— Nighthawk; Whip-poor-will................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................88
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