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EAGLES 100 



THE PLOVER 101 



THE WOOD-PEWEE 103 



TURKEY-BUZZARDS 104 



SNOW-BUNTING 109 



BROWN CREEPER 114 



CARDINAL-GROSSBEAK , 116 



A YELLOW-BIRD IN WINTER DRESS 117 



CROSSBILL 1 24 



THE WAXWING 130 



UNWELCOME ! 132 



A SHRIKE 139 



A MOTHER AND CHILD OF THE PLAINS 141 



TRAVELLING HERDS 145 



THE SIGNAL I^FFALO HERD IN SIGHT 149 



INDIANS KILLING BUFFALOES ON THE UPPER MISSOURI 155 



A FIGHT AGAINST FATE 159 



THE BITTER END 167 



FUN FOR THE BOYS, BUT 243 



'A NARROW ESCAPE 247 



