CONTENTS 



Part I: Afield 



I. The Spring Bird Procession .... 3 



II. Nature Lore 27 



III. The Familiar Birds 53 



IV. Fuss AND Feathers 77 



V. The Songs of Birds 89 



VI. Orchard Secrets 102 



VII. Nature in Little 112 



Vni. The Insect Mind . . . . . . . 129 



IX. A Clever Beastie 140 



X. Phases of Animal Life . . . . ,152 



XL Each After Its Kind 158 



XII. The Pleasures of Science . . . .174 



XIII. New Gleanings in Old Fields . . .193 



I. Live Natural History . . . 193 



11. The Barn Swallow .... 198 



III. Insects 201 



IV. The Dog 205 



V. Wood Waifs 206 



VI. An Interesting Plant . . . 210 

 VII. Nature Near Home . . . .213 



Part II: Study Notes 



I. Literature 221 



II. Religion 241 



