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Cardinal, ~1~, 69, 132; ~2~, 88; portrait, ~2~, 90.

Catbird, food of, ~1~, 49, 126; jerking the tail, 113; ~2~, 37, 125; portrait, ~2~, 36.

Cathartidæ, ~2~, 194, 204.

Cave-dwelling Family, ~2~, 30, 199.

Cedar-bird, feeding young, ~1~, 19; story of affection for young, 78; usefulness to man, 126, 129; ~2~, 63; portrait, ~1~, 126.

Certhiidæ, ~2~, 27, 198.

Chat, Long-tailed, ~2~, 53.

Chat, Yellow-breasted, ~2~, 52; portrait, ~2~, 52.

Chewink, ~1~, 76, 77; ~2~, 84; portrait, ~1~, 76.

Chickadee, defending eggs, ~1~, 11, 12; getting food for young, 18; as an eater of insects' eggs, 68, 126; affection for young, 78; ~2~, 22; portrait, ~2~, 22.

Chickadee, Mountain, ~2~, 22.

Chickadees, ~2~, 22.

Chuck-will's-widow, ~2~, 157.

Cinclidæ, ~2~, 42, 199.

Color in feathers, ~1~, 120. See also Plumage.

Cormorant, ~1~, 94.

Corvidæ, ~2~, 117, 202.

Cowbird, ~2~, 51, 98.

Creeper, Brown, ~2~, 27; portrait, ~2~, 28.

Creeper Family, ~2~, 27, 198.

Creepers, ~2~, 19.

Crop, ~1~, 93.

Crossbill, American or Red, ~2~, 91.

Crossbill, White-winged, ~2~, 92.

Crossbills, ~1~, 97; ~2~, 91.

Crow, American, punishing a young one, ~1~, 37; sleeping in flocks, 59, 60; story of an affectionate, 80; usefulness to men, 126; ~2~, 40, 117.

Crow Family, ~2~, 117, 202.

Cuckoo, Black-billed, ~2~, 174.

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