viii CONTENTS 



OVER THE BOBBER 188 



FIRST DAYS IN TUCSON 196 



MOBBED IN ARIZONA 205 



AN IDLE AFTERNOON 215 



SHY LIFE IN THE DESERT 224 



A NEW ACQUAINTANCE 233 



THE DESERT REJOICES 242 



NESTS AND OTHER MATTERS . . . , . 251 



A FLYCATCHER AND A SPARROW . ; . . 259 



A BUNCH OF BRIGHT BIRDS , . ',-.. . 266 



INDEX . 295 



