CONTENTS 



THE BLUEBIRD 1 



THE BLUEBIRD (poem) . 13 



THE ROBIN 15 



THE FLICKER 21 



THE PHOSBE 28 



THE COMING OF PH(EBE (poem) . . . . .31 



THE COWBIRD 33 



THE CHIPPING SPARROW 36 



THE CHEWINK 39 



THE BROWN THRASHER 42 



THE HOUSE WREN 47 



THE SONG SPARROW 53 



THE CHIMNEY SWIFT 61 



THE OVEN-BIRD 69 



THE CATBIRD 72 



THE BOBOLINK 77 



THE BOBOLINK (poem) 82 



THE WOOD THRUSH 83 



THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE 91 



THE WHIP-POOR-WILL 95 



THE BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER : A SEARCH FOR 



A RARE NEST . 100 



