The feather-lined nest of a wild duck.
Sea gulls in the wake of a garbage scow cleansing New York harbour of floating refuse.
Gulls are greedy creatures. No sooner will one member of a flock swoop down upon a morsel of food, than a horde of hungry companions, in hot pursuit, chase after him to try to frighten him into dropping his dinner. With a harsh, laughing cry, akak, kak, akak, kak, kak, they wheel and float about a feeding ground for hours at a time.
And they fly incredibly far and fast. A flock that has followed an ocean greyhound all day will settle down to sleep at night "bedded" on the rolling water like ducks while "rocked in the cradle of the deep." After a rest that may last till dawn, they rise refreshed, fly in the direction of the vanished steamer and actually overtake it with apparent ease in time to pick up the scraps from the breakfast table. Reliable sailors say the same birds follow a ship from our shores all the way across the Atlantic.
INDEX
Accenter, [58].
Bellbird, [12].
Bittern, [40], [263].
American, [261].
Booming, [261], [262].
Blackbird, [149].
Crow, [148].
Red-winged, [40], [111], [141], [142], [143], [166], [263].
Rusty, [143].
Swamp, [141].
Thrush, [143].
Bluebird, iii, vi, [9], [10], [11], [12], [29], [36], [97], [104], [128], [145], [166], [191], [231].
Blue Jay, [23], [24], [79], [83], [84], [128], [134], [153], [156], [157], [163], [198], [217],
[227], [232].
Bobolink, [137], [138], [139], [140], [150], [190], [238], [256].
Bob-white, [144], [218], [237], [238], [239], [240], [242].
Bog-bird, [252].
Bog-sucker, [252].
Bonnet-bird, [82].
Bull-bat, [177].
Bunting, [130].
Bay-winged, [113].
Indigo, [128], [131], [169].
Snow, [124].
Butcherbird, [79], [80].
Buzzard, [214].
Turkey, [213], [272].
Canary, [115], [128].
Wild, [53], [124], [125].
Canvas-back, [270].
Cardinal, [23], [38], [48], [72], [83], [87], [133], [134].
Catbird, [15], [42], [44], [45], [46], [47], [49]. [72], [163].
Cedarbird, [82], [84], [85], [86].
Chat, Yellow-breasted, [47], [55], [63], [64], [74], [128].
Chebec, [161], [170], [171].
Cherry-bird, [82].
Chewink, [129], [130], [132].
Chickadee, [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [28], [29], [130], [189], [191], [193], [238].
Chimneyswift, [180].
Chippy, [116], [117], [118].
Winter, [119].
Chuckle-head, [258].
Chuck-will's-widow, [177].
Clape, [199].
Coot, [221].
Black, [270].
Cowbird, [56], [57], [63], [74], [139], [140], [141], [149], [150], [177], [180], [207].
Creeper, Brown, [26], [58].
Crow, iv, [24], [63], [149].
American, [153], [154], [155], [156], [157], [163], [230].
Carrion, [214].
Rain, [205].
Cuckoo, [207], [210], [236], [260].
Black-billed, [205].
Yellow-billed, v, [43], [205], [206].
Darter, Big Blue, [219].
Little Blue, [219].
Devil Downhead, [25].
Dove, [236], [237], [260].
Carolina, [235].
Mourning, [235].
Duck, v, [63], [221], [271], [273].
Black, [269].
Canvas-back, [269].
Chinese mandarin, [269].
Red-headed, [269].
Wild, [268].
Wood, [269], [270].
Eagle, [80], [221], [222], [224].
Bald, [220], [225].
Golden, [222].
Falcon, Rusty-crowned, [223].
Finch, [108].
Grass, [113].
Purple, [126], [127], [131].
Firebird, [146], [193].
Flicker, [144], [189], [193], [198], [199], [200], [201], [242],
Flycatcher, [46], [66], [80], [140], [161], [162], [196], [198].
Crested, [82], [161], [165], [166], [169], [191].
Dusky, [166], [170].
Least, [161], [170], [171].
Goatsucker, [179].
Goldfinch, v, [53], [85].
American, [124], [125], [126], [127], [139].
Goose, [221].
Canada, [267].
Goshawk, [215], [220],
Grackle, [143], [150], [166].
Bronzed, [148].
Purple, [148].
Grosbeak, [108].
Blue, [128].
Cardinal, [133].
Pine, [29].
Red-breasted, [131].
Rose-breasted, [114], [131], [132], [133]. [134].
Grouse, [192], [238], [241], [242].
Ruffed, [237], [238], [240], [242].
Gull, [221], [225], [272], [273].
Herring, [271].
Winter, [271].
Halcyon, [208].
Hang-nest, [146].
Hawk, iv, [24], [80], [162], [163], [221], [222], [224], [226], [227], [230], [239].
American Sparrow, [191], [223].
Chicken, [215], [218], [219].
Cooper's, [215], [219].
Fish, [208], [224], [225].
Hen, [215], [216], [218].
Killy, [223].
Marsh, [229].
Mosquito, [177].
Mouse, [223].
Partridge, [220].
Red, [218].
Red-shouldered, [215], [216], [217], [218], [220].
Red-tailed, [218], [220].
Sharp-shinned, [215], [219].
Winter, [215].
Hen-hawk, Blue, [220].
Hen, Indian, [261].
Marsh, [255].
Heron, [257], [258], [259], [261].
Black-crowned Night, [260], [261],
Freckled, [261].
Great Blue, [256].
Little Green, [258], [259].
High-hole, [199].
Hummingbird, vi, [29], [170], [176], [190], [201], [236].
Ruby-throated, [183], [184], [185], [186].
Indigo-bird, [128].
Jay, Canada, [157], [158].
Jenny Wren, [236].
Joree, [129].
Junco, [120], [122], [123], [124].
Kingbird, v, [80], [145], [161], [163], [164], [165], [223].
Kingfisher, [40], [63], [83], [102], [128], [210], [262].
Belted, [208].
Kinglet, [21], [29], [189].
Golden-crowned, [28].
Ruby-crowned, [28], [29].
Lark, Old-field, [143].
Lettuce-bird, [124].
Linnet, [126].
Logger-head, [79], [81], [82].
Mallard, [269].
Martin, [104].
Bee, [163].
Purple, [95], [96], [97], [98].
Sand, [101].
Mavis, [41],
Maybird, [137].
Meadowlark, [113], [143], [144], [145], [150], [178], [199], [242].
Meatbird, [157],
Merganser, [270].
Mockingbird, [45], [46], [47], [48], [49], [55], [79].
French, [41].
Yellow, [65].
Moose-bird, [157].
Nighthawk, [93], [176], [177], [179], [182].
Nightingale, [49].
Virginia, [133].
Nightjar, [177].
Nuthatch, [21], [26], [28], [29], [58], [189], [191].
Red-breasted, [26], [28].
White-breasted, [25], [27].
Oriole, vi, [88], [140], [148], [206].
Baltimore, [65], [72], [145], [146], [147], [149], [150].
Golden, [146].
Orchard, [145], [146], [147].
Ortolan, [137].
Osprey, [221], [224], [225].
Oven-bird, [42], [54], [58], [59], [61], [66], [122], [128], [177].
Owl, [191], [215], [224], [225], [226], [227], [231].
Barn, [227], [228].
Barred, [230].
Hoot, [230].
Long-eared, [229].
Marsh, [229].
Meadow, [229].
Monkey-faced, [227].
Screech, [230], [232].
Short-eared, [229].
Ox-eye, [251].
Partridge, [237], [240].
Peabody-bird, [120].
Peep, [251].
Peto-bird, [23].
Petrel, [272].
Pewee, [129], [130], [235], [238].
Bridge, [166].
Water, [166].
Wood, [161],[169],[170],[171].
Phalarope, [251].
Pheasant, [237].
Phoebe, [130], [161], [166], [167], [168], [170], [236], [238].
Pigeon, [201], [236].
Wild, [235].
Pintail, [269].
Plover, [251].
Black-breasted, [247].
Golden, [247].
Killdeer, [247], [248].
Piping, [247].
Ring-necked, [248], [249], [251].
Semipalmated, [248].
Wilson's, [247].
Poke, [258], [261].
Quail, [237], [238], [240].
Qua-bird, [260].
Quawk, [260].
Rail, [40], [111], [254], [255], [262].
Carolina, [256].
Red-bird, Black-winged, [86].
Crested, [133].
Redstart, [65], [66], [147].
Reedbird, [137], [138].
Ricebird, [137], [138].
Robin, iii, vi, [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [11], [12], [13], [15], [46], [79], [83], [86], [87],
[107], [117], [131], [134], [143], [145], [175], [197], [200], [205], [223], [232], [247], [255].
Golden, [146].
Ground, [129], [130].
Redbreast, [5], [130].
Wood, [12].
Sandpiper, [249], [250].
Least, [249], [251].
Semipalmated, [251].
Spotted, [251].
Sapsucker, [195], [196], [198].
Yellow-bellied, [194].
Scoter, Surf, [270].
Sea-swallow, [272].
Shelldrakes, [270].
Shrike, [80], [81], [198],