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ILLUSTRATIONS 



A Mouse Nest in old Stump . . 249 

 The Wild Hare's Autograph . .251 



Bunny's Footprint 252 



Winter Cocoons 253 



Caterpillar of Cecropia Moth . .255 

 Cecropia Cocoon and Emerging 



Moth 256 



Curious Winter Twigs . . . .258 



Spiny Rose-galls 259 



The Girdler Beetle at Work . . 261 



A Winter Glimpse 262 



Horse-chestnut Bloom .... 263 

 The Hoof, Fetlock, and Seven 



Nails 264 



The Ruffed Grouse as a Snow- 

 walker 266 



Feet of Grouse in Summer and 



Winter 267 



The " Fairy Ring " in the Snow . 269 



Winter Butterflies 271 



A Winter Outing 272 



The Antiopa 273 



The Tree-tulip 274 



The Seed-shower from the Tulip- 

 tree 275 



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A Snow Burrower 277 



A Raid on the Red Squirrel's 



Hoard 279 



Winter Weeds and Winter Birds . 281 



Curious Meadow-crumbs .... 282 



Seed-pods of Indian Mallow . . 283 



Snowy Woods 285 



Birch-seed Catkins 287 



Birch Catkin-scales Magnified . . 288 



Snow-fleas 289 



Winter Woods 290 



Tail-piece 291 



A Curious Swarm from a Cocoon . 292 



Baby Basket-makers 293 



The Basket Moored for the Win- 

 ter 294 



The Basket-carrier at Home . . 297 

 The Basket-carrier Moth . . . .298 



Haunt of the Caddis 300 



Caddis Cases 301 



" Around the evening lamp " . . 302 



Foreign Caddis Houses .... 303 



Whirligig Beetles ...... 305 



The Beetle Diving with Bubble . 307 



The Sharp-eyed Gyrinits . . 308 



