Permanent Resident species, or those which are present throughout the year, are marked "R." Winter Visitant species, or those which come from the North in the Fall and remain until Spring, are marked "W."
1 Bob-white, male, R., p. 1 2 Bob-white, female, R., p. 1 3 Mourning Dove, R., p. 5 4 Ground Dove, R., p. 5 5 Sparrow Hawk, female, R., p. 17 6 Sparrow Hawk, male, R., p. 17 7 Sharp-shinned Hawk, adult male, R., p. 9 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk, young female, R., p. 9 9 Turkey Vulture, R., p. 6 10 Black Vulture, R., p. 7 11 Bald Eagle, adult, R., p. 14 12 Red-shouldered Hawk, adult, R., p. 12 13 Red-tailed Hawk, adult, R., p. 11 14 Osprey, R., p. 18 15 Marsh Hawk, adult male, R., p. 9 16 Barred Owl, R., p. 20 17 Barn Owl, R., p. 19 18 Belted Kingfisher, male, R., p. 26 19 Screech Owl, gray phase, R., p. 22 20 Flicker, male, R., p. 32 21 Red-headed Woodpecker, adult, R., p. 31 22 Red-headed Woodpecker, young, R., p. 31 23 Red-bellied Woodpecker, male R., p. 32 24 Hairy Woodpecker, male, R., p. 28 25 Downy Woodpecker, male, R., p. 28 26 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, adult male, W., p. 30 27 American Crow, R., p. 46
CASE NO. 4 FIGS. 28-82
WINTER LAND BIRDS OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Permanent Resident species, or those which are present throughout the year, are marked "R." Winter Visitant species, or those which come from the North in the Fall and remain until Spring, are marked "W."
28 Red-winged Blackbird, male R., p. 49 29 Red-winged Blackbird, female, R., p. 49 30 Cowbird, male, R., p. 48 31 Cowbird, female, R., p. 48 32 Towhee, female, R., p. 76 33 Towhee, male, R., p. 76 34 Cardinal, female, R., p. 77 35 Cardinal, male, R., p. 77 36 Vesper Sparrow, W., R., p. 63 37 Fox Sparrow, W., p. 76 38 House (or "English") Sparrow, male, R., p. 57 39 House (or "English") Sparrow, female, R., p. 57 40 White-throated Sparrow, adult, W., p. 70 41 Junco, W., p. 73 42 Song Sparrow, R., p. 74 43 Field Sparrow, R., p. 72 44 Swamp Sparrow, W., p. 75 45 Chipping Sparrow, winter, R., p. 71 46 Tree Sparrow, W., p. 71 47 Savannah Sparrow, W., p. 64 48 Purple Finch, adult male, W., p. 57 49 Purple Finch, female and young male, W., p. 57 50 Goldfinch, male, summer, R., p. 60 51 Goldfinch, female and winter, R., p. 60 52 Phoebe, R., p. 38 53 Tree Swallow, W., p. 83 54 Cedar Waxwing, R., W., p. 85 55 Loggerhead Shrike, R., p. 87 56 Myrtle Warbler, winter, W., p. 100 57 Pine Warbler, R., p. 107 58 Palm Warbler, winter, W., p. 108 59 Yellow Palm Warbler, winter, W., p. 108 60 Maryland Yellow-throat, male, R., p. 113 61 Maryland Yellow-throat, female, R., p. 113 62 Pipit, W., p. 116 63 House Wren, R., p. 120 64 Carolina Wren, R., p. 119 65 White-breasted Nuthatch, R., p. 123 66 Brown-headed Nuthatch, R., p. 124 67 Tufted Titmouse, R., p. 125 68 Carolina Chickadee, R., p. 126 69 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, R., p. 129 70 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, male, W., p. 128 71 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, female, W., p. 128 72 Golden-crowned Kinglet, male, W., p. 127 73 Golden-crowned Kinglet, female, W., p. 127 74 Florida Grackle, R., p. 53 75 Blue Jay, R., p. 44 76 Mockingbird, R., p. 117 77 Hermit Thrush, W., p. 132 78 Bluebird, male, R., p. 134 79 Meadowlark, R., p. 50 80 Robin, R., W., p. 133 81 Catbird, R., p. 117 82 Brown Thrasher, R., p. 118
Winter Visitant only in the more southern States; a Permanent Resident in North Carolina and Virginia.
CASE NO. 5 FIGS. 1-38
EARLY SPRING MIGRANT LAND BIRDS OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
The birds are arranged in the order of their arrival from the South in the vicinity of New York City. Nos. 1-19, 22-24, 26, 27, 30, 31, 36-38 winter in the Southern (chiefly Gulf) States. The remainder winter in the tropics and reach the Southern States a month or more before they arrive at New York. Compared with the dates here given for New York City, Washington dates are from ten to fifteen days earlier; Boston, about a week later; northern Ohio, eight to twelve days earlier; northern Illinois, six to ten days earlier; southeastern Minnesota, about the same as those for New York.
1 Purple Grackle, male, p. 53 2 Bronzed Grackle, male, p. 53 3 Rusty Blackbird, female, p. 52 4 Rusty Blackbird, male, p. 52 5 Red-winged Blackbird, female, p. 49 6 Red-winged Blackbird, male, p. 49 7 Fox Sparrow, p. 76 8 Cowbird, male, p. 48 9 Cowbird, female, p. 48 10 Kingfisher, male, p. 26 11 Mourning Dove, p. 5 12 Robin, p. 133 13 Bluebird, male, p. 134 14 Field Sparrow, p. 72 15 Phoebe, p. 38 16 Vesper Sparrow, p. 63 17 American Pipit, p. 116 18 Yellow-throated Warbler, p. 105 (Southern States) 19 Sycamore Warbler, p 105. (lower Mississippi Valley) 20 Bachman's Warbler, female, p. 94 (Southern States) 21 Bachman's Warbler, male, p. 94 (Southern States) 22 Swamp Sparrow, p. 75 23 Savannah Sparrow, p. 64 24 Tree Swallow, p. 83 25 Purple Martin, male, p. 82 26 Hermit Thrush, p. 132 27 Myrtle Warbler, p. 100 28 Swainson's Warbler, p. 93 (Southern States) 29 Prothonotary Warbler, male, p. 93 (Southern States and Mississippi Valley) 30 Sapsucker, male, p. 30 31 Chipping Sparrow, p. 71 32 Barn Swallow, p. 83 33 Summer Tanager, male, p. 81 (Southern States) 34 Summer Tanager, female, p. 81 (Southern States) 35 Louisiana Water-Thrush, p. 110 36 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, male, p. 128 37 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, female, p. 128 38 Yellow Palm Warbler, p. 108
CASE NO. 6 FIGS. 39-74
EARLY SPRING MIGRANT LAND BIRDS OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
The birds are arranged in the order of their arrival from the South in the vicinity of New York City. Nos. 43, 46, 47, 51, 57, 60-64, 67, 68, 70-72 winter in the Southern (chiefly Gulf) States. The remainder winter in the tropics and reach the Southern States a month or more before they arrive at New York. Compared with the dates here given for New York City, Washington dates are from ten to fifteen days earlier; Boston, about a week later; northern Ohio, eight to twelve days earlier; northern Illinois, six to ten days earlier; southeastern Minnesota, about the same as those for New York.
39 Nighthawk, male, p. 34 40 Chuckwill's Widow (Southern States), p. 33 41 Whip-poor-will, male, p. 34 42 Chimney Swift, p. 35 43 Red-headed Woodpecker, p. 31 44 Least Flycatcher, p. 42 45 Yellow-headed Blackbird, male, p. 49 (Mississippi Valley) 46 Seaside Sparrow, p. 67 47 Sharp-tailed Sparrow, p. 66 48 Clay-colored Sparrow, p. 72 (Mississippi Valley) 49 Painted Bunting, female, p. 79 (Southern States) 50 Painted Bunting, male, p. 79 (Southern States) 51 Towhee, male, p. 76 52 Blue Grosbeak, male, p. 78 (Southern States) 53 Blue Grosbeak, female, p. 78 (Southern States) 54 Bank Swallow, p. 84 55 Cliff Swallow, p. 82 56 Rough-winged Swallow, p. 84 57 Black and White Warbler, p. 92 58 Black-throated Blue Warbler, male, p. 99 59 Black-throated Blue Warbler, female, p. 99 60 Pine Warbler, p. 107 61 Palm Warbler, p. 108 62 Black-throated Green Warbler, p. 106 63 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, p. 129 (Southern States) 64 Oven-bird, p. 109 65 Bell's Vireo, p. 92 (Mississippi Valley) 66 Red-eyed Vireo, p. 88 67 White-eyed Vireo, p. 91 68 Blue-headed Vireo, p. 90 69 Yellow-throated Vireo, p. 90 70 House Wren, p. 120 71 Catbird, p. 117 72 Brown Thrasher, p. 118 73 Veery, p. 130 74 Wood Thrush, p. 129
CASE NO. 7 FIGS. 1-39
LATE SPRING MIGRANT LAND BIRDS OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
For times of arrival at other localities see remarks under Case No. 6
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, p. 25 2 Black-billed Cuckoo, p. 25 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female, p. 36 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, male, p. 36 5 Crested Flycatcher, p. 38 6 Kingbird, p. 37 7 Gray Kingbird, p. 37 (Southern States) 8 Baltimore Oriole, male, p. 52 9 Baltimore Oriole, female, p. 52 10 Orchard Oriole, adult male, p. 51 11 Orchard Oriole, female, p. 51 12 Orchard Oriole, young male, p. 51 13 Bobolink, female, p. 48 14 Bobolink, male, p. 48 15 Lincoln's Sparrow, p. 75 16 Grasshopper Sparrow, p. 64 17 Henslow's Sparrow, p. 65 18 Leconte's Sparrow, p. 65 (Mississippi Valley) 19 Lark Sparrow, p. 68 (Mississippi Valley) 20 Dickcissel, p. 80 (Mississippi Valley) 21 Harris's Sparrow, p. 69 (Mississippi Valley) 22 White-crowned Sparrow, p. 69 23 Indigo Bunting, male, p. 79 24 Indigo Bunting, female, p. 79 25 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, female, p. 78 26 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, male, p. 78 27 Scarlet Tanager, male, p. 80 28 Scarlet Tanager, p. 80 29 Warbling Vireo, p. 89 30 Philadelphia Vireo, p. 89 31 Worm-eating Warbler, p. 93 32 Orange-crowned Warbler, p. 96 33 Nashville Warbler, p. 96 34 Golden-winged Warbler, male, p. 95 35 Blue-winged Warbler, p. 94 36 Golden-winged Warbler, female, p. 95 37 Lawrence's Warbler, p. 95 38 Brewster's Warbler, p. 95 39 Parula Warbler, p. 97
CASE NO. 8. FIGS. 40-82
LATE SPRING MIGRANT LAND BIRDS OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
For times of arrival at other localities see remarks under Case No. 6.
40 Yellow Warbler, female, p. 99 41 Yellow Warbler, male, p. 99 42 Magnolia Warbler, p. 101 43 Chestnut-sided Warbler, male, p. 102 44 Chestnut-sided Warbler, female, p. 102 45 Kirtland's Warbler, p. 106 46 Cerulean Warbler, female, p. 102 47 Cerulean Warbler, male, p. 102 48 Prairie Warbler, p. 108 49 Chat, p. 113 50 Maryland Yellow-throat, male, p. 113 51 Maryland Yellow-throat, female, p. 113 52 Kentucky Warbler, p. 111 53 Canadian Warbler, p. 115 54 Hooded Warbler, male, p. 114 55 Hooded Warbler, female, p. 114 56 Northern Water-Thrush, p. 110 57 Redstart, female, p. 115 58 Redstart, male, p. 115 59 Olive-sided Flycatcher, p. 39 60 Acadian Flycatcher, p. 41 61 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, p. 40 62 Alder Flycatcher, p. 41 63 Wood Pewee, p. 40 64 Tennessee Warbler, p. 97 65 Cape May Warbler, male, p. 98 66 Cape May Warbler, female, p. 98 67 Blackburnian Warbler, male, p. 104 68 Blackburnian Warbler, female, p. 104 69 Bay-breasted Warbler, male, p. 103 70 Bay-breasted Warbler, female, p. 103 71 Blackpoll Warbler, male, p. 103 72 Blackpoll Warbler, female, p. 103 71 Wilson's Warbler, female, p. 114 74 Wilson's Warbler, male, p. 114 75 Mourning Warbler, male, p. 112 76 Mourning Warbler, female, p. 112 77 Connecticut Warbler, male, p. 111 78 Connecticut Warbler, female, p. 111 79 Long-billed Marsh Wren, p. 122 80 Short-billed Marsh Wren, p. 121 81 Olive-backed Thrush, p. 131 82 Gray-cheeked Thrush, p. 130
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
A.V. Accidental Visitant. A bird found beyond the limits of its usual range.
L. Length of a bird from the tip of its bill to the end of its tail. Remember that living birds look shorter than the measurements of specimens given beyond.
P.R. Permanent Resident. A species which is found in the same locality throughout the year. The Bob-white, Ruffed Grouse, most Owls, and Hawks, the Crow, Jays, Black-capped Chickadee and the White-breasted Nuthatch are Permanent Residents.
S.R. Summer Resident. A species which comes from the South in the spring and, after nesting, returns to its winter quarters.
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