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WATER-OUSEL (" Up, up, only a few inches from the 



dashing current ") 167 



WATER-OUSEL ("Three hungry mouths which were 



opened wide to receive the food ") 171 



" No SNOWSTORM CAN DISCOURAGE HIM " . ... 174 



"THE DARK DOORWAY" 179 



SONG SPARROW (" His songs are bubbling over still 



with melody and glee ")........ 194 



CLEAR CREEK VALLEY 201 



WESTERN ROBIN ("Out-pouring joy ") 207 



RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS (" Chiselling grubs out of 



the bark") 211 



PIGEON HAWK (" Watching for quarry ") .... 214 



" SOLO SINGING IN THE THRUSH REALM" 218 



GRAY'S AND TORREY'S PEAKS 245 



PANORAMA FROM GRAY'S PEAK NORTHWEST . . . 249 



THISTLE BUTTERFLY 252 



WESTERN WHITE 252 



J UNCO (" Under a roof of green grass ") ..... 255 



SOUTH PARK FROM KENOSHA HILL 265 



MAGPIE AND WESTERN ROBINS (" They were hot on 



his trail ") 271 



VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW (" Squatted on the dusty road 



and took a sun-bath ") 279 



