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 PART V. 



THE STORY OF THREE WESTERN BIRD GROUPS 



The Prairie Hen 229 



A Golden Eagle's Nest 236 



Cactus Desert Bird-Life 242 



PART VI. 

 BIRD STUDIES IN CALIFORNIA 



The Coastal Mountains at Piru 259 



The Coast at Monterey 267 



The Farallones 274 



The San Joaquin Valley at Los Banos 286 



Lower Klamath Lake 29* 



The Sierras 305 



PART VII. 

 BIRD-LIFE IN WESTERN CANADA 



The Prairies 315 



The Plains 337 



The Mountains 350 



The White Pelican 367 



PART VIII. 



Impressions of English Bird- Life 391 



INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS ., 417 



INDEX TO TEXT . .421 



