CONTENTS 



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XLV. His Cares 173 



XLVI. His Tboubles 175 



DOGS 



XLVII. A Moral Tale 179 



XLVIII. Sheppy'b First Coon Hunt 181 



XLIX. A Rabbit Chase 189 



L. Fights and Feuds ......... 192 



CATS 



LI. A Page of High History 197 



Lll. A Spring Orgy 200 



BIRDS 



LIII. A Disgusted Blackbird 205 



LIV. A Visitor 209 



LV. A Farewell 211 



GENERAL 



LVI. The Whole Bunch 215 



LVII. Human Nature in Dumb Creatures . . . 221 



LVIII. Early Observations 227 



LIX. Bantams 232 



LX. A Little Tragedy 234 



LXI. A Scientific Query 236 



LXII. a Poultry Note 238 



LXIII. Spring and the Livestock 240 



LXIV. First Snow 242 



LXV. A "Skift" of Snow 244 



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