ILLUSTRATIONS 



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A Mouse Nest in old Stump 

 The Wild Hare's Autograph 

 Bunny's Footprint .... 

 Winter Cocoons .... 

 Caterpillar of Cecropia Moth 

 Cecropia Cocoon and Emerging 



Moth f . . 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 



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Winter Weeds and Winter Birds 

 Curious Meadow-crumbs . 

 Seed-pods of Indian Mallow 



Snowy Woods 



Birch-seed Catkins 



Birch Catkin-scales Magnified . 



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 Gyrinus .... 308 



