Range—Eastern United States to the Great Plains, north to Ontario and southern New England; south in winter through eastern Mexico to Northern Central America.

Nest—In briar thickets from two to five feet up, of withered leaves, dry grasses, strips of bark, lined with finer grasses.

Eggs—Three or four, white, with a glossy surface.

VOLUME II. JULY TO DECEMBER, 1897.

INDEX.

Anhinga, or Snake Bird, Anhinga Anhingapages[26-27]
Avocet, American, Recurvirostra Americana“[14-15]
Audubon, John James“[161]
Birds of Bethlehem“[223]
Bird Song“[1]- [41]- [81]
Birds in Captivity“[121]
Birds of Passage“[173]
Bird Miscellany“[195]-[235]
Blue Bird, Mountain, Sialia arctica“[203-205]
Bunting, Lazuli, Passerina amoena“[196-198-199]
Chimney Swift, Chætura pelagica“[131-133]
Captive’s Escape“[116]
Chat, Yellow-Breasted, Icteria virens“[236-238-239]
Cuckoo, Yellow-Billed, Coccyzus americanus“[94-95]
Dove, Mourning, Zenaidura macrura“[111-112-113]
Duck, Canvas-back, Athya valisneria“[18-20]
Duck, Mallard, Anas boschas“[10-11-13]
Duck, Wood, Aix Sponsa“[21-23-24]
Eagle, Baldheaded, Haliœtus lencocephalus“[2-3-5]
Flamingo, Phœnicopterus ruber“[218-221]
Flycatcher, Vermillion, Pyrocephalus rubineus mexicanus“[192-193]
Gold Finch, American, Spinus tristis“[128-129-130]
Goose, White-fronted, Anser albifrons gambeli“[166-168-169]
Grackle, Bronzed, Quiscalus quiscula“[228-230-231]
Grosbeak, Evening, Cocothraustes vespertina“[68-70-71]
Grouse, Black, Tetrao tetrix“[217]-[220]-[223]
Heron, Snowy, Ardea candidissima“[38-39]
How the Birds Secured Their Rights“[115]
Humming Bird, Allen’s Selasphorus alleni“[210-211]
Humming Bird, Ruby-Throated, Trochilus colubris“[97-100-103]
Junco, Slate Colored, Junco hyemalis“[153-155]
Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus“[156-158-159]
Kingfisher, European, Alcedo ispida“[188-190-191]
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned, Regulus calendula“[108-110]
Lark, Horned, Otocoris alpestris“[134-135]
Lost Mate“[126]
Merganser, Red-Breasted, Merganser serrator“[54-55]
Nuthatch, White-Breasted, Sitta carolinensis“[118-119]
Old Abe“[35]
Ornithological Congress“[201]
Osprey, American, Pandion paliœtus carolinenses“[42-43-45]
Partridge, Gambel’s, Callipepla gambeli“[78-79]
Phalarope, Wilson’s, Phalaropus tricolor“[66-67]
Pheasant, Ring-Necked, Phasianus torquatus“[232-233]
Phœbe, Sayornis phœbe“[106-107]
Plover, Belted Piping, Aegialitis meloda circumcincta“[174-175]
Plover, Semipalmated Ring, Aegialitis semi-polmata“[6-8-9]
Rail, Sora, Porzana Carolina“[46-48-49]
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied, Sphyrapicus varius“[137-140-143]
Scoter, American, Oidemia deglandi“[32-33]
Skylark, Alauda arvensis“[61-63-64]
Snake Bird, (Anhinga) Anhinga anhinga“[26-27]
Snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis“[150-151-152]
Sparrow, English, Passer domesticus“[206]-[208-209]
Sparrow, Song, Melospiza fasciata“[90-91-93]
Summaries“[40]-[80]-[120]-[160]-[200]-[240]
Tanager, Summer, Piranga rubra“[163-165]
Teal, Green winged, Anas carolinensis“[213-214-215]
The Bird’s Story“[224]
Thrush, Hermit, Turdus Aonalaschkae“[86-88-89]
To a Water Fowl“[76]
Tropic Bird, Yellow-billed, Phaethon flavirostris“[184-186-187]
Turkey, Wild, Meleagris gallopava“[177-180-183]
Turnstone, Arenaria interpres“[170-171]
Verdin, Auriparus flaviceps“[226-227]
Vireo, Warbling, Vireo gilvus“[138-141]
Vulture, Turkey, Catharista Atrata“[72-73-75]
Warbler, Blackburnian, Dendroica blackburnia“[123-125]
Warbler, Cerulean, Dendrœca caerulea“[178-181]
Warbler, Kentucky, Geothlypis formosa“[50-51-53]
Warbler, Yellow, Dendroica æstiva“[83-85]
Woodcock, American, Philohela minor“[28-30-31]
Wren, House, Troglodytes ædon“[98-101-104]
Wood Pewee, Contopus Virens“[144-146-147-148]
Yellow Legs, Totanus flavipes“[58-60]