A Guide to Enjoying Backyard Nature
Bird's of America
The definitive website on wildbirds & nature
VOLUME V: Table of Contents
By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.
VOLUME V: Table of Contents
The Zenaida Dove
The Key West Pigeon, or Dove
The Ground Dove
The Blue-headed Pigeon, or Ground Dove
Genus III.--Ectopistes, Swains. Long-tailed Dove
The Passenger Pigeon
The Carolina Turtle-dove
Family XXX.--Pavoninae. Pavonine Birds
Genus I.--Meleagris, Linn. Turkey.
The Wild Turkey
Family XXXI.--Perdicinae. Partridges
Genus I.--Orthyx, Steph. American Partridge
The Common American Partridge
Californian Partridge
Plumed Partridge
Welcome Partridge
Family XXXII.--Tetraoninae. Grouse
Genus I.--Tetrao, Linn. Grouse.
The Ruffed Grouse
The Spotted or Canada Grouse.
Dusky Grouse
The Pinnated Grouse
Pheasant-tailed Grouse.--Cock of the Plains
Sharp-Tailed Grouse
Genus II.--Lagopus. Ptarmigan
Willow Ptarmigan.--Willow Grouse
American Ptarmigan
Rock Ptarmigan
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Family XXXIII.--Rallinae. Rails.
Genus I.--Gallinula, Briss. Gallinule
Purple Gallinule
The Common Gallinule
Genus II.--Fulica, Linn. Coot
The American Coot
Genus III.--Ortygometra, Leach. Crake-Gallinule
The Sora Rail
Yellow-breasted Rail
Least Water Rail
Genus IV.--Rallus, Linn. Rail
The Great Red-breasted Rail, or Fresh-Water Marsh-hen
The Clapper Rail, or Salt-Water Marsh-hen
The Virginian Rail
Genus V.--Aramus, Vieill. Courlan
Scolopaceous Courlan
Family XXXIV.--Gruinae. Cranes.
Genus I.--Grus, Briss. Crane
The Whooping Crane
Family XXXV. Charadriinae. Plovers
Genus I.--Charadrius, Linn. Plover
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
The Kildeer Plover
Rocky-Mountain Plover
Wilson's Plover
American Ring Plover
The Piping Plover
GENUS II.--APHRIZA, Aud. SURF-BIRD.
Townsend's Surf-bird
Genus III.--Strepsilas, Illiger. Turnstone
Turnstone
GENUS IV.--Haematopus. Oyster-catcher
The American Oyster-catcher
Bachman's Oyster-Catcher
Townsend's Oyster-Catcher
Family XXXVI.--Scolopacinae. Snipes.
Genus I.--Tringa, Linn. Sandpiper.
Bartramian Sandpiper
Knot or Ash-coloured or Red-breasted Sandpiper
The Pectoral Sandpiper
The Purple Sandpiper
The Buff-Breasted Sandpiper
The Red-Backed Sandpiper
The Curlew Sandpiper
Long-legged Sandpiper
Schinz's Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Little Sandpiper
Sanderling Sandpiper
Genus II.--Phalaropus, Briss. Phalarope.
The Red Palarope
Genus III.--Lobipes, Cuv. Lobefoot.
Hyperborean Phalarope.
Wilson's Phalarope.
Genus IV.--Totanus, Bechst. Tatler.
Spotted Sandpiper, or Tatler
Solitary Sandpiper, or Tatler
The Yellowshank Tatler
Tell-tale Godwit.--Tell-tale Tatler
The Greenshank Tatler
The Semipalmated Snipe, or Willet.
Genus V.--Limosa, Briss. Godwit.
The great Marbled Godwit.
The Hudsonian Godwit.
Genus VI.--Scolopax, Linn. Snipe.
Wilson's Snipe.--Common Snipe
Publisher's Preface
VOLUME I.
VOLUME II.
VOLUME III.
VOLUME IV.
VOLUME V.
VOLUME VI.
VOLUME VII.
Conclusion
State Birds
Extinct Birds
List of Plates
List of Figures
List of Bird Calls