ILLUSTRATIONS 



ONE OF THE BIG DOGS . . . Frontispiece 

 THE BROWN THRUSH . . ... Faces pa^e IO 



THE CATBIRD " " l6 



BALTIMORE ORIOLES IN FREEDOM . " " 24 



THE CARDINAL GROSBEAK .... " " 32 



THE BOBOLINK " " 36 



THE OWL 



44 



THE HATH OUT OF DOORS .... " " 68 



THE COCKATOO " "112 



THE FAMILY PET .... . " 144 



THE BEGGING SPANIEI " 164 



THE MALTESE " " 176 



A TABBY BABY " " 196 



CATS OF HIGH DEGREE " 2O2 



TABBY KITTENS " " 214 



THE BLACK CAT " " 2l6 



IN MISCHIEF " " 232 



