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PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS 



SOMETHING 237 



The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting. 



A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTBR 245 

 The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch. 



MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO . 253 

 The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo. 



A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER . . . 261 

 The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hum- 

 ming-bird. 



A STRANGER AND A DANDY . . . 269 

 The English Starling and the Cedar Wax- 

 wing. 



FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES . . 7". 276 

 The Chickadee. 



HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE . . " " . 284 

 The Canada Goose and the Loon. 



PETER DISCOVERS Two OLD FRIENDS . 292 

 The White-breasted Nuthatch and the 

 Brown Creeper. 



SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS . . . 299 

 The Tree Sparrow and the Junco. 



MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW . 306 

 The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark. 



PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY 313 

 The Screech Owl. 



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