Chapter  IV.     Hawks,  Owls  and  Vultures

Birds  of  Prey — 'The  Vultures — The  Hawks  and  Eagles —
Owls.
Chapter  V.     Bobwhite,  Grouse  and  Wild  Turkey

Game  Birds — Bobwhite— Ruffed  Grouse — Wild  Turkey.
Chapter  VI.     The  Woodpeckers

Woodpecker  Characteristics — Downy  and  Hairy — Yellow-
bellied  Sapsucker — Red-headed  Woodpecker — The  Flicker.
Chapter  VII.     Nighthawks,  Swifts  and  Flycatchers

Some  Aerial  Species — Goatsuckers — Chimney  Swift — Fly-
catchers.
Chapter  VIII.     Blackbirds  and  Sparrows.
General  Characteristics — Blackbirds — Bobolink — Meadow-
lark — Orioles — The  Sparrows — Food  of  Sparrows.
Chapter  IX.     Tanagers,  Swallows,  Waxwings  and  Vireos

Families  Described — The  Tanagers — Swallows — Cedar  Bird
—Vireos.
Chapter  X.     The  Warblers

Thirty-six  Species — Systematic  Workers — Yellow  Warbler
— Cape  May  Warbler — Black-throated  Green  Warbler —
Myrtle  Warbler — General  Notes.
Chapter  XI.     Thrashers,  Wrens,  Kinglets,  Nuthatches  and  Titmice

A  Complex  Group — Mockingbird,  Catbird  and  Thrasher — •
Wrens — Nuthatches — Titmice — Gnatcatcher  and  Kinglets —
Special  Value.
Chapter  XII.     The  Thrushes

Family  Characteristics — List  of  Species — Their  Food —
Wood  Thrush— Food  of  Wood  Thrush— The  Robin— Food
of  Robin — Summary.
FOOD  OF  WEST  VIRGINIA  BIRDS


FOOD  OF  WEST  VIBGINIA  BIBDS


CHAPTER  I.
OUR   WEST   VIRGINIA    BIRDS.
