CONTENTS. 



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March 1 



Music of Birds 7 



Birds of Garden and Orchard, I. 11 



Song Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow . 12 



Hair Bird, American Goldfinch . 18 



American Linnet, Peabody Bird 22 



Singing Birds and their Songs . 26 



April 32 



Birds of Garden and Orchard, II. 38 



Vireo, Brigadier, Preacher . . 38 



Bobolink, Bluebird, House Wren 41 



Winter Wren, Marsh Wren . . 49 



Plumage of Birds 51 



May 56 



Birds of Garden and Orchard, III. 63 



The Robin 63 



Baltimore Oriole, Meadow Lark . 66 



Cedar Bird, Indigo Bird ... 70 



Summer Yellow Bird .... 73 



Anthem of Morn 76 



June 82 



Birds of Pasture and Forest, I. . 92 



Swamp Sparrow, Wood Sparrow 93 



Ground Robin, Red-Start ... 95 



Speckled Creeper, Oven -Bird . 97 



Green Warbler, Yellow-Throat . 99 



Scarlet Tanager, Flicker . . . 102 

 Rose-breasted Grosbeak . . .103 



Plea for the Birds . . 105 



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 July 112 



Birds of Pasture and Forest, II. 118 

 Hermit Thrash, Veery. . . .118 

 Cat Bird, Red Thrush .... 123 

 Protection of Birds 130 



August 135 



Birds of Pasture and Forest, III. 141 

 Cuckoo, Cowbird, Redwing . .141 

 Purple Grackle, Quail . . . .147 



Ruffed Grouse 151 



Foraging Habits oftBirds . . .153 



September 160 



Birds of the Air 165 



Barn Swallow 165 



Cliff Swallow, Wood Swallow . 166 

 Sand Martin, Purple Martin . . 168 

 Chimney Swallow, Kingbird . .171 

 Pewee, Wood Pewee, Humming- 

 bird 173 



Hibernation of Swallows . . . 179 



October 184 



Birds of the Night 189 



The Owl, Acadian Owl ... 190 

 Screech Owl, Night-hawk . .195 

 Whippoorwill, Night Jar . . .197 



Mocking-Bird 202 



Calculations 208 



Why Birds sing in the Night . 213 

 Change in Habits of Birds . .216 



