CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



REVERIES. 



" I remember " A dreamy youth Amid Nature Birds and flowers 

 His first gun Primitive accoutrements Gentle Nell The wood- 

 cock Chagrin Success A dark shadow A woodcock feeding 

 Love of field sports Pleasant memories. 



CHAPTER II. 



MALLARD DUCK. 



Migrations Rate of speed Springtime Pin-oak ridges A mate 

 chosen Constancy Beneath the forest trees Connubial bliss-- 

 "Are you coming?" Visitors A contrast Breeding places- 1 - 

 Staying to spend the summer Rushes and rice Corn-fed mal- 

 lards. 



CHAPTER III. 



WOOD DUCK SUMMER DUCK. 



Beautiful plumage Sweet memories In among the alder and map] 

 Where they frequent A happy pair Their tiny brood A bi 



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A scramble Contrast between" male and female^ Sunshine In 

 a tree; a strange sight -^A pastoral scene A pretty bird Rainbow 

 colors A study Their flight. 



CHAPTER IV. 



BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 



In early fall Where they frequent Avoid open water Easily de- 

 coyed How they drop in, snipe-like Their great speed One hun- 

 dred and fifty miles an hour Waiting for shot to catch up, possibly 

 A slight blow kills them Dainty eating. 



