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CONTENTS. 
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L—THeE BIRD, ITS PLACE IN NATURE AND RELATION TO MAN. 1 
Place in Nature—Relation to man. 
IL—Twse LIVING BIRD... ol rer y.3-7 tee ee 
Factors of evolution—The are its form and uses— 
The tail, its form and uses—The foot, its form and uses 
—The bill, its form and uses. 
IIL.—Cotors or BIRDS . = P : - = - 35 
Color and age—Color and season—The molt—Color and 
food—Color and climate—Color and haunt and habit— 
Color and sex. 
IV.—THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS ... 3 F ‘ ; . 48 
Extent of migration—Times of migration—Manner of 
migration—Origin of migration. 
? V.—THE VOICE OF BIRDS . ° ° . . e Fs - & 
Song—Call-notes. 
VIL—THE NESTING SEASON. ; ; . . 64 
Time of Silda Matta the nest—The es 
young. 
VIL—How To Ipentiry BIRps J . 3 “rise ° a au 
A bird’s biography. 
FIELD KEY TO ovR common Lanp Breps. . . . 7 
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