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Bird Guide: Water Birds, Game Birds, and Birds of Prey East of the Rockies · Chester A. Reed — chapter 43 of 43 · ~368 words · public domain

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M Mallard, 78 Man-o-War Bird, 74 Merganser, American, 75 Red-breasted, 76 Hooded, 77 Merlin, Richardson, 218 Murre, 28 Brunnich, 28

N Noddy, 56

O Osprey, American, 221 Owl, Am. Hawk, 231 Arctic Horned, 229 Barn, 222 Barred, 225 Barred, Florida, 225 Burrowing, 232 Burrowing, Florida, 232 Great Gray, 226 Great Horned, 229 Long-eared, 223 Richardson, 227 Saw-whet, 227 Screech, 228 Short-eared, 224 Western Horned, 229 Snowy, 230 Oyster-catcher, 175

P Partridge, Gambel, 179 Messena, 180 Mearns, 180 Scaled, 178 Pelican, Am. White, 72 Brown, 73 Petrel, Leach, 63 Stormy, 62 Wilson, 62 Phalarope, Northern, 142 Red, 141 Wilson, 143 Pheasant, Ring-necked, 190 Pigeon, Passenger, 192 Plover, Am. Golden, 168 Black-Bellied, 167 Killdeer, 169 Mountain, 173 Piping, 171 Piping, Belted, 171 Semipalmated, 170 Snowy, 172 Upland, 161 Wilson, 172 Prairie Hen, 185 Lesser, 186 Ptarmigan, Allen, 184 Rock, 184 Willow, 184 Welch, 184 Puffin, 26 Large-billed, 26

Q Quail, 188

R Rail, Black, 137 Carolina, 136 Clapper, 134 Louisiana, 134 Florida, 134 Wayne, 134 King, 133 Sora, 136 Virginia, 135 Yellow, 137

S Sanderling, 155 Sandpiper, Baird, 152 Bartramian, 161 Buff-breasted, 162 Least, 153 Pectoral, 151 Purple, 151 Red-backed, 154 Semipalmated, 153 Solitary, 159 Sandpiper, Spotted, 136 Stilt, 149 Western, 153 White-rumped, 152 Scoter, American, 101 Surf, 102 White-winged, 101 Shoveller, 87 Snake-bird, 68 Snipe, Wilson, 147 Shearwater, Audubon, 59 Cory, 59 Greater, 60 Sooty, 61 Skimmer, Black, 57 Skua, 32 Spoonbill, Roseate, 113 Stilt, Black-necked, 145 Swan, Trumpeter, 111 Whistling, 111

T Teal, Blue-winged, 85 Cinnamon, 86 Green-winged, 84 Tern, Arctic, 51 Black, 55 Bridled, 54 Cabot, 49 Caspian, 48 Common, 51 Forster, 50 Gull-billed, 47 Least, 53 Noddy, 56 Roseate, 52 Royal, 48 Sooty, 54 Tropic Bird, Yellow-billed, 64 Turkey, Wild, 189 Turnstone, 174 Ruddy, 174

V Vulture, Black, 196 Turkey, 196

W Willet, 160 Western, 160 Woodcock, American, 146

Y Yellow-legs, 158 Greater, 158

Transcriber’s Notes

--Retained publisher information from the printed copy (the electronic edition is in the public domain in the country of publication).

--Corrected some obvious typographical errors, and standardized spelling of some bird names, e.g., "Redwing Blackbird" vs. "Red-winged Black-bird".

--Included *** as the A.O.U. number for non-native game birds.

--In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by underscores.

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