THE GOATSUCKER FAMILY 155 Whip-poor-will 155 Chuck-will's-widow 157 Poor-will 157 Nighthawk 158 XXIX. THE WOODPECKER FAMILY 160 Northern Flicker 161 Red-shafted Flicker 162 Red-headed Woodpecker 165 Californian Woodpecker 167 XXX. THE KINGFISHER FAMILY 170 Belted Kingfisher 170 XXXI. THE CUCKOO FAMILY 174 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 174 XXXII. THE OWL FAMILY 178 Screech Owl 180 Burrowing Owl 182 XXXIII. THE BARN OWL FAMILY 185 American Barn Owl 185 XXXIV. THE HAWK AND EAGLE FAMILY 188 American Sparrow Hawk 189 American Osprey, or Fish Hawk 190 Bald Eagle 192 XXXV. THE SCAVENGER FAMILY 194 Turkey Vulture 194 APPENDIX Characters of the North American Representatives of the Families mentioned in this Book 197 INDEX 205 ILLUSTRATIONS BARN SWALLOW (colored) _Frontispiece_ FIRST BOOK BALTIMORE ORIOLE AND NEST (colored) 10 REDSTARTS (FEMALE ON NEST) (colored) 14 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD--MALE, FEMALE, AND NEST WITH YOUNG 18 YOUNG WOOD THRUSH 22 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (colored) 26 BLUEBIRD (colored) 38 INDIGO-BIRD 46 AMERICAN ROBIN (colored) 60 CHEWINK 76 HOUSE WREN 80 FLICKER 86 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 96 LESSER YELLOWLEGS 106 BROWN THRASHER 112 BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER 120 CEDAR-BIRD (colored) 126 SCARLET TANAGER--MALE AND FEMALE 142 SECOND BOOK