Part 14

Young birds, Bluebird, 185. Brewer's Blackbird, 87. Burrowing Owl, 11-12. Bush-tit, 28, 110, 111. California Jay, 85. California Woodpecker, 69-80. feather tracts, 79. fed at long intervals, 155. fed on insects, 31, 36, 76, 82. first flights, 36, 73-74, 88, 156. Gnatcatchers, 63-64. Horned Owl, 9. Hummingbird, 23, 24, 88, 155-157, 217, 219. interest in each other, 78, 79. Lazuli Bunting, 189-193, 217; adopted by wren-tit, 189-193. Mourning Dove, 47. Owl, 137. Sparrow Hawk, 135; subdued on leaving nest, 36; time kept in nest, 69. Titmouse, 182-183. Vigors's Wren, 171, 172, 174. Western House Wren, 33-37.

INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.

Bee-birds, 13.

Blackbird, Brewer's, 13.

Buntings, Lazuli (old and young), 189.

Bush-tits (birds and nest), 104.

Bush-tit (nest in oak), 108.

Chewink, California (head), 93.

Chewink, Eastern (head), 93.

Chewink, Green-tailed (head), 163.

Eucalyptus Avenue, showing pollarded trees, 212.

Eucalyptus Wood stored for Market in a Eucalyptus Grove, 214.

Gnatcatcher, Western (birds and nest), 39.

Grosbeak, Black-headed (head), 8.

Grosbeak, Rose-breasted (head), 8.

Hummingbird, Black-chinned (nest), 157.

Hummingbird, Black-chinned (on nest), 148.

Mountain Billy Deserted, 220.

Mountain Billy under the Gnatcatcher's Oak, frontispiece.

Oaks, Live, 160.

Oriole, Arizona Hooded (head), 89.

Oriole, Baltimore, Eastern (head), 89.

Phainopepla's Nest in Oak Brush, 198.

Phainopeplas on Pepper-tree, 194.

Ph[oe]be, Black (head), 129.

Ph[oe]be, Eastern (head), 129.

Quail, Valley, 99.

Road-runner, 99.

Sycamores, Along the Line of, 124.

Sycamore, The Big, 114.

Titmouse, Plain (at nest), 176.

Valley in Coast Mountains, 4.

Woodpecker, California, (head), 66.

Woodpecker, California (young), 78.

Woodpecker, Red-headed, Eastern (head), 66.

Wren-tit, 189.

Wren, Vigors's (at nest), 173.

Wren, Western House, 32.

Wren, Western House (singing), 20.

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Transcriber's Notes:

The oe-ligature is denoted in this text by being enclosed in brackets [oe].

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 33, "delighful" changed to "delightful" (It was delightful)

Page 75, "formicivorous" changed to "formicivorus" (Melanerpes formicivorus)

Page 190, "non-commital" changed to "non-committal" (non-committal air)

Page 190, "eeding" changed to "feeding" (feeding it, especially)

Page 257, "2" changed to "216" (nesting site, 40, 166, 216.)

End of Project Gutenberg's A-Birding on a Bronco, by Florence A. Merriam