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Every boy who knows the country in summer knows 

 him by his rich, red coloration, his strong, black- 

 bordered wings with their black veins . . . 160 



The English sparrow has the true instincts of the 



browbeating coward 180 



The skunk does n't know where he is going and he 



isn't even on his way 198 



My lone quail sat on a rock in the pasture, tipped 

 his head back a little, swelled his white throat, 

 and whistled 222 



