v ILLUSTRATIONS 



,"ONE OF THEM STRUCK ME A STINGING BLOW ON THE HEAD" 



Facing 42 



'THE LANTERN FLICKERS, THE MILK FOAMS, THE STORIES 



FLOW" f . Facing 48 



A COON 54 



^QUAILS 55 



SHAGBARKS 56 



HERRING GULLS OVER CITY ROOFS 57 



,AUTUMN BERRIES 58 



FLOCKING SWALLOWS 66 



A WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE AND ITS NEST 68 



A CHIPMUNK 70 



A WOODCHUCK 72 



"FIVE DAYS OF LIFE AND PLENTY FOR THE BIRDS " ... 74 

 "BUT COME, BOYS, GET AFTER THOSE BAGS!". . . Facing 84 



A LOON 89 



WHEN NIGHT COMES 90 



BLUE JAYS 91 



A RED SQUIRREL 92 



GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS 93 



WILD GEESE 102 



NOTE 



The subject of the initial for chapter iv is witch-hazel ; that for chap- 

 ter vii, the cocoons of the cecropia, the promethea, and the basket-worm ; 

 and that for chapter vin, a sprig of alder, with the old fruit and a budded 

 oatkin. The subjects of the other initials require no identification. 



