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Cuckoo, California, ~2~, 174.

Cuckoo, Yellow-billed, ~2~, 174; portrait, ~2~, 174.

Cuckoo Family, ~2~, 174, 203.

Cuculidæ, ~2~, 174, 203.

Dipper, American, ~2~, 42; portrait, ~2~, 42.

Dipper Family, ~2~, 42, 199.

Down, the first plumage, ~1~, 15, 21, 22, 115.

Ducks, ~1~, 97, 115.

Eagle, Bald, ~2~, 189, 192.

Ears, ~1~, 102-104.

Eggs, beauty of, ~1~, 11; the mother's care, 11, 12; incubation and hatching of, 13-15.

Eyes, ~1~, 100-102.

Falconidæ, ~2~, 188, 204.

Feathers, first appearance on the young bird, ~1~, 22; of the wing, 109-111; of the tail, 112, 113; the various kinds of, 114, 115; expression of emotions by, 116; the birds' care of, 116, 117. See also Plumage.

Feet, ~1~, 92, 105-108.

Finches, ~2~, 82, 201.

Fish, birds and dead, ~1~, 86, 87.

Flicker, method of feeding young, ~1~, 18; food of, 85, 127; color markings, 121; ~2~, 161; portrait, ~1~, 86.

Flicker, Red-shafted, ~2~, 161, 162.

Flycatcher, Least, ~2~, 136.

Flycatcher, Shining Crested, ~2~, 67.

Flycatching Family, ~2~, 135, 202.

Flying, ~1~, 93.

Food, ~1~, 48-55; in winter, 67-69, 134; in its relation to the welfare of man, 125-130.

Frigate-bird, ~1~, 110.

Fringillidæ, ~2~, 80, 201.

Geese, ~1~, 98, 99.

Gizzard, ~1~, 93.

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