A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 2 of 3
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LAND BIRDS.
VOL. II.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. (Melanerpes erythrocephalus.) Adult male.
HISTORY
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS
LAND BIRDS
ILLUSTRATED BY 64 PLATES AND 593 WOODCUTS
VOLUME II.
Spencer Fullerton Baird
T. M. Brewer
Robert Ridgway
Transcriber's Note:
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.
S. F. BAIRD, T. M. BREWER, and R. RIDGWAY
Family ALAUDIDÆ.—The Larks.
Family ICTERIDÆ.—The Orioles.
Family STURNIDÆ.—The Starlings.
Family CORVIDÆ.—The Crows.
Family TYRANNIDÆ.—Tyrant Flycatchers.
Family ALCEDINIDÆ.—The Kingfishers.
Family CAPRIMULGIDÆ.—The Goatsuckers.
Family CYPSELIDÆ.—The Swifts.
Family TROCHILIDÆ.—The Humming-Birds.
Family CUCULIDÆ.—The Cuckoos.
Family PICIDÆ.—The Woodpeckers.
Family PSITTACIDÆ.—The Parrots.
INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.
INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES.