The Burgess Bird Book for Children

1. Preface

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2. JENNY WREN ARRIVES: Introducing the House Wren.

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3. THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY: The English or House Sparrow.

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4. JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows.

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5. CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows.

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6. PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED: The Bluebird and the Robin.

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7. AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher.

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8. THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher.

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9. OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES: The Wood Peewee and Some Nesting Places.

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10. LONGBILL AND TEETER: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper.

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11. REDWING AND YELLOW WING: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker.

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12. DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers.

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13. SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole.

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14. MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink.

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15. BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark.

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16. A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift.

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17. A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow.

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18. MORE ROBBERS: The Crow and the Blue Jay.

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19. SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk.

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20. A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird.

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21. A FISHERMAN ROBBED: The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle.

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22. A FISHING PARTY: The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher.

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23. SOME FEATHERED DIGGERS: The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk.

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24. SOME BIG MOUTHS: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-wills-widow.

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25. THE WARBLERS ARRIVE: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler.

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26. THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat.

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27. PETER GETS A LAME NECK: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers.

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28. A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE: The Cardinal and the Catbird.

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29. PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager.

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30. THE CONSTANT SINGERS: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos.

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31. JENNY WREN'S COUSINS: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird.

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32. VOICE OF THE DUSK: he Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes.

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33. PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting.

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34. A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch.

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35. MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo.

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36. A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

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37. A STRANGER AND A DANDY: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing.

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38. FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES: The Chickadee.

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39. HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE: The Canada Goose and the Loon.

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40. PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper.

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41. SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco.

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42. MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark.

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43. PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY: The Screech Owl.

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44. QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills.

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45. MORE FOLKS IN RED: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll.

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46. PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl.

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