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I. BOB WHITE n 



II. THE WOODCOCK 28 



III. THE RUFFED GROUSE 44 



IV. THE PINNATED GROUSE 61 



V. THE SHARP-TAILED GROUSE 77 



VI. DAYS AMONG THE DUCKS 92 



VII. DAYS ON THE ILLINOIS 106 



VIII. THE WILD GOOSE 119 



IX. THE AMERICAN CRANES 133 



X. DAYS AMONG THE PLOVER 146 



XI. THE QUAILS CF CALIFORNIA 159 



XII. WILSON'S SNIPE 178 



XIII. SALT-WATER BIRDS 192 



XIV. THE WILD TURKEY 205 



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