CONTENTS 



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I. AMONG THE WILD-FLOWERS .... 1 



II. THE HEART OF THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS . 33 



III. BIRDS' EGGS ... 61 



IV. BIRD COURTSHIP 77 



V. NOTES FROM THE PRAIRIE 87 



VI. EYE-BEAMS m 



VII. A YOUNG MARSH HAWK .... 133 



VIII. THE CHIPMUNK 145 



IX. SPRING JOTTINGS 15& 



X. GLIMPSES OF WILD LIFE 171 



XI. A LIFE OF FEAR 193 



XII. LOVERS OF NATURE 203 



XIII. A TASTE OF KENTUCKY BLUE-GRASS . . .221 



XIV. IN MAMMOTH CAVE 241 



XV. HASTY OBSERVATION 251 



XVI. BIRD LIFE IN AN OLD APPLE-TREE ... 271 



XVII. THE WAYS OF SPORTSMEN 277 



XVIII. TALKS WITH YOUNG OBSERVERS ... 283 



INDEX .317 



