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Bird Biographies

Chapter 149: Transcriber’s Notes
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A beginner's field guide presenting concise profiles of 150 common eastern land birds, combining identification details—plumage, size, voice, habits—and information on range, nesting, and behavior. Each account is paired with colored habitat plates and practical notes to aid observation, while occasional literary and naturalist excerpts illuminate cultural and poetic associations. Introductory material surveys birds' roles in human imagination and brief acknowledgments explain sources. The arrangement aims to help novices recognize species in the field and appreciate their life histories through accessible descriptions and illustrative plates.

K
Kingbird 235
Kingbird (Gray) 237
Kingfisher (Belted) 144
Kinglet (Golden-crowned) 57
Kinglet (Ruby-crowned) 245
L
Lark (Field or Old Field) 123
Lark (Horned) 91
Lark (Southern) 124
Lark (Western) 124
Linnet 159
M
Martin (Purple) 175
Meadowlark 123
Mockingbird 227
Mockingbird (Western) 228
N
Nighthawk 187
Nightingale (Virginia) 19
Nuthatch (Red-breasted) 77
Nuthatch (White-breasted) 73
O
Oriole (Baltimore) 193
Oriole (Orchard) 202
Oven-bird 257
P
Pewee (Wood) 242
Phœbe 111
Phœbe (Black) 113
Poor-will 185
Q
Quail 38
Quail (California) 38
R
Raven (Northern) 17
Redbird 19
Redpoll 37
Redstart 265
Robin (American) 96
Robin (English) 99
Robin (Ground) 161
S
Sapsucker (Red-breasted) 139
Sapsucker (Red-naped) 139
Sapsucker (Williamson) 139
Sapsucker (Yellow-bellied) 136
Shrike (Loggerhead) 84
Shrike (Migrant) 84
Shrike (Northern) 84
Siskin (Pine) 37
Snowbird (Brown) 30
Snowbird (Gray) 27
Snowbird (Slate-colored) 27
Snow Bunting 30
Snowflake 30
Sparrow (Chipping) 151
Sparrow (Field) 147
Sparrow (Fox) 109
Sparrow (Song) 106
Sparrow (Tree) 34
Sparrow (Vesper) 149
Sparrow (White-crowned) 156
Sparrow (White-throated) 154
Starling 30
Swallow (Bank) 178
Swallow (Barn) 172
Swallow (Cliff) 177
Swallow (Eave) 177
Swallow (Rough-winged) 179
Swallow (Tree) 169
Swift (Chimney) 180
T
Tanager (Scarlet) 204
Tanager (Summer) 205
Tanager (Western) 205
Thrasher (Brown) 224
Thrush (Bicknell’s) 286
Thrush (Brown) 224
Thrush (Golden-crowned) 257
Thrush (Gray-cheeked) 286
Thrush (Hermit) 288
Thrush (Olive-backed) 286
Thrush (Russet-backed) 284
Thrush (Water) (Louisiana) 259
Thrush (Water) (Northern) 258
Thrush (Wilson’s) 287
Thrush (Wood) 285
Titmouse (Black-capped) 53
Titmouse (Tufted) 51
Tomtit 51
Towhee 161
Towhee (White-eyed) 161
V
Veery 287
Vireo (Red-eyed) 257
Vireo (Warbling) 250
Vireo (White-eyed) 251
Vireo (Yellow-throated) 252
W
Waxwing (Bohemian) 50
Waxwing (Cedar) 47
Woodpecker (Downy) 65
Woodpecker (Southern Downy) 66
Woodpecker (Golden-winged) 127
Woodpecker (Hairy) 70
Woodpecker (Northern Hairy) 70
Woodpecker (Southern Hairy) 70
Woodpecker (Red-bellied) 134
Woodpecker (Red-headed) 131
Wren (Carolina) 60
Wren (House) 190
Wren (Winter) 63
Warblers
Bay-breasted 281
Black and White 260
Blackburnian 266
Black-throated Blue 277
Black-throated Green 273
Black-poll 260
Blue-winged 273
Canadian 274
Cerulean 276
Chestnut-sided 282
Golden-winged 279
Hooded 271
Magnolia 263
Maryland Yellow-throat 270
Myrtle 262
Oven-bird 257
Parula (Northern) 280
Parula 281
Pine 269
Redstart 265
Water-thrush (Louisiana) 259
Water-thrush (Northern) 258
Wilson’s 272
Worm-eating 259
Yellow 268
Yellow-breasted Chat 274
Yellow Palm 275
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) 262

Transcriber’s Notes

  • Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.
  • Silently corrected a few palpable typos.
  • In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.