CONTENTS 



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PREFACE . . . . . " . . vii 



I JENNY WREN ARRIVES . ... , . . . 1 



Introducing the House Wren. 



II THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY . ... 8 

 The English or House Sparrow. 



III JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME 



SPARROWS 15 



The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows. 



IV CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY ... 22 

 The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows. 



V PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T 



GUESSED f30 



The Bluebird and the Robin. 



VI AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME .-.:', .38 

 The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher. 



VII THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD . . 46 



The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher. 

 VIII OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES ... 54 

 The Wood Pewee and Some Nesting Places. 



IX LONGBILL AND TEETER . , . . . . 61 



The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper, 

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