LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Mountain Billy under the Gnatcatcher's Oak . Frontispiece 



Our Valley 



Head of Black-headed Grosbeak .... 



Head of Rose-breasted Grosbeak 



In Hot Pursuit (Brewer's Blackbird and Bee-birds) 



The Little Lover (Western House Wren) . 



A Trying Moment (Western House Wren) 



Nest of Western Gnatcatcher .... 



Head of California Woodpecker .... 



Head of Red-headed Woodpecker (Eastern) 



Jacob and Bairdi visiting- the Old Nest Tree . 



Head of Arizona Hooded Oriole 



Head of Baltimore Oriole (Eastern) 



Head of California Che-wink .... 



Head of Eastern Chewink ..... 



Valley Quail and Road-runner .... 



Nest of the Bush-tit ...... 



Pocket Nest in an Oak 



The Big- Sycamore ....... 



Along- the Line of Sycamores .... 



Head of Black Phoebe . . 



Head of Eastern Phoebe 



The Little Hummer on her Bow-knot Nest . 

 The Swing Nest of the Hummer 



A Shady Bower . 



Head of Green-tailed Chewink .... 



The Nosebag Nest (Vigors's Wren) 



The Plain Titmouse in her Doorway . 



Which was the Mother Bird ? (Wren-tit and Lazuli 



ings) 



The Phainopeplas on the Pepper-tree 



Bunt- 



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