CONTENTS 



THE ALERT EYE 



A LESSON IN BIRD STUDY 



DIFFICULTIES OF BIRD STUDY 



FIRST MEETINGS 



BIRDS ON THE WING 



MY WOODLAND 



A SPARROW QUARTETTE 



LYRISTS OF A SUBURB 



A SWEET-VOICED WREN 



TANGLES OF BIRD-SONG 



SONGS OUT OF SEASON 



A TINY TILTER 



A JOLLY RED-HEAD 



A RED-THROATED RED-HEAD 



BRILLIANTS IN PLUMES 



DOTS IN FEATHERS . 



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