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LINNET'S NEST .. . . . . . 11 



THE MOURNING DOVE 17 



THE BLACK PHCEBE 22 



YOUNG PHCEBE 24 



THE CALIFORNIA WOODPECKER 32 



THE FLICKER 38 



THE WESTERN ROBIN . 46 



SONG-SPARROWS 52 



THE BELTED KINGFISHER 61 



THE CALIFORNIA JAY .68 



AUDUBON'S WARBLER . 74 



YOUNG YELLOW WARBLER 81 



MOCKING-BIRD 85 



YOUNG MOCKING-BIRD 88 



COOT, OR MUD-HEN 94 



KlLLDEERS ..... 98 S 



GULLS WAITING TO BE FED 102 



THE FOX-SPARROW 110 



WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW Ill 



YOUNG CHIPPING SPARROWS .... 113 



THE ROAD-RUNNER 131 



VIGORS WREN 137 



THE SHRIKE, OR BUTCHER-BIRD 142 



THE ARKANSAS GOLDFINCH 152 



THE BROWN OR CALIFORNIA TOWHEE ... .... 162 



YOUNG TOWHEE 165 



THE BURROWING OWL 169 



YOUNG BUSH-TIT 182 



BUSH-TIT'S NEST . , 185 



THE VARIED THRUSH . . 192 



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