FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   226   227   228   229   230   231   232   233   234   235   236   237   238   239   240   241   >>  
orus. "Hip, hip, hurrah! for Citizen Bird and friendly House People!" drummed the Downy Woodpecker, beating away for dear life on a telegraph pole. Then all the Swallows and Flycatchers began to dash about the air, whispering "Citizen Bird! Citizen Bird!" And the Bluebird flew down to the garden bushes to tell his winter companion, the Song Sparrow, all about it. CHAPTER XXXIII THE PROCESSION OF BIRD FAMILIES In which all the birds the children have learned in this little book are made to pass in orderly review, each bearing its scientific name, which the Wise Men write in Latin. 1. ORDER OF PERCHING BIRDS ORDER PAS'SERES Which have their feet best fitted for perching, with three toes in front and one behind, all on the same level. SUBORDER OF SINGING PERCHING BIRDS SUBORDER OS'CINES Which have music-boxes in their throats, though not all of them can sing. 1. FAMILY OF THRUSHES FAMILY TUR'DIDAE 1. Bluebird Sia'lia sia'lis. 2. American Robin Mer'ula migrato'ria. 3. Wood Thrush Tur'dus musteli'nus. 4. Wilson's Thrush Tur'dus fusces'cens. 5. Hermit Thrush Tur'dus aonalasch'kae pal'lasi. 6. Olive-backed Thrush Tur'dus ustula'tus swain'soni. 2. FAMILY OF OLD-WORLD WARBLERS FAMILY SYLVI'IDAE 7. Golden-crowned Kinglet Reg'ulus sat'rapa. 3. FAMILY OF NUTHATCHES FAMILY SIT'TIDAE 8. White-breasted Nuthatch Sit'ta carolinen'sis. 4. FAMILY of TITMICE FAMILY PAR'IDAE 9. Chickadee Par'us atricapil'lus. 5. FAMILY OF CREEPERS FAMILY CERTHI'IDAE 10. Brown Creeper Cer'thia familia'ris america'na. 6. FAMILY OF THRASHERS AND WRENS FAMILY TROGLODY'TIDAE 11. Sage Thrasher Oreoscop'tes monta'nus. 12. Mockingbird Mi'mus polyglot'tus. 13. Catbird Galeoscop'tes carolinen'sis. 14. Brown Thrasher Harporhyn'chus ru'fus. 15. Rock Wren Salpinc'tes obsole'tus. 16. House Wren Troglod'ytes ae'don. 17. Long-billed Marsh Wren Cistotho'rus pa
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   226   227   228   229   230   231   232   233   234   235   236   237   238   239   240   241   >>  



Top keywords:

FAMILY

 

Thrush

 

Citizen

 
carolinen
 
SUBORDER
 

Bluebird

 

PERCHING

 
Thrasher
 

NUTHATCHES

 

breasted


Nuthatch

 

aonalasch

 

Hermit

 
Wilson
 

fusces

 

backed

 

ustula

 
Golden
 

crowned

 
Kinglet

WARBLERS

 
Harporhyn
 

polyglot

 

Catbird

 
Galeoscop
 

Salpinc

 

obsole

 

billed

 

Cistotho

 

Troglod


Mockingbird

 

CERTHI

 

CREEPERS

 

Creeper

 
atricapil
 

Chickadee

 
familia
 
Oreoscop
 
TROGLODY
 

america


THRASHERS

 

TITMICE

 

Sparrow

 
CHAPTER
 

XXXIII

 

companion

 

winter

 
garden
 

bushes

 
PROCESSION