VI CONTENTS. 



VIII. Flutterbudget 145 



Brown Thrush, or Thrasher. Harporhynchus 

 rufus. 



IX. "0 Wondrous Singers" 159 



Wilson's Thrush. Tardus fuscescens. 

 Gray-Cheeked Thrush. Turdus alicice. 



X. A Bird of Affairs 173 



Blue-Jay. Cyanocitta cristata. 



XI. The Blue-Jay Again 189 



XII. Virginia's Wooing 205 



Virginia Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis. 



XIII. Friendship in Feathers 221 



Scarlet Tanager. Piranga erythromelas. 

 English Goldfinch. Fringilla carduelis. 



XIV. The Rosy Shield 237 



Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. Habia ludoviciana. 



XV. The Bird of Mystery 251 



Birds of Paradise. Paradiscea. 



