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THE WOOD THRUSH ONE OF THE SWEET SINGERS or JUNE . . . 128 

 THE Box TORTOISE "KNOCK WHEN YOU WILL HE'S SURE TO BE AT 



HOME." 134 



THE EVIL EYES OF THE SERPENT ARE BENT UPON THE NEAREST NEST . . 140 



SAND AND SKY AND SEA .......... 146 



THE CAPTIVE AND THE FREE ......... 174 



As EVENING APPROACHES THE SHADOWS FROM THE BORDERING WOOD POINT 



LONG FINGERS ACROSS THE MARSH ....... 184 



THE SWIFT LEAVES THE HOLLOW TREE, WHERE OWL MAY HARRY OR SNAKE 



INTRUDE, FOR THE CHIMNEY FLUE, SOOTY BUT IMPREGNABLE . . 192 



HARES, LOOKING, LISTENING AND SMELLING 198 



THE SHY CICADA, WHOSE NOON- VOICE RINGS so PIERCING SHRILL THAT IT 



ALMOST STINGS THE SENSE OF HEARING. E. A. Kerr .... 204 



WOOD PEWEES LEAVING THE NEST . . . . . . . .210 



FIREFLIES THE TINY LANTERNS OF A SUMMER EVENING .... 218 



ANIMAL-LILIES OF THE SEA 222 



THE DREAM OF THE YELLOW-THROAT ..... . 226 



FLOCKS OF REDWINGS GOING TO ROOST 230 



THE TOADSTOOLS WHICH, LIKE PALE VEGETABLE GHOSTS, SPRING UP IN A 



NIGHT FROM THE TURF 236 



THE BUSY MUSKRATS AT WORK 242 



THE TOWER OF THE TURRET SPIDER AND ITS FEROCIOUS LITTLE OWNER . 246 



Fox SPARROWS ENLIVEN THE AUTUMNAL WOODS ..... 254 



WHEN OCTOBER DAYS BRING THE FIRST CHILL, THE WOODCHUCK GIVES ONE 



LAST YAWN UPON THE WORLD ........ 260 



THE VOICE OF THE WILDERNESS ........ 264 



THE LIGHT OF THE LYNX ........ . 272 



THE KATYDID " THOU TESTY LITTLE DOGMATIST" 282 



THEIR V-SHAPED FLOCK THROBS INTO VIEW HIGH IN AIR, BEATING OVER 



LAND AND WATER .......... 286 



THE DANGER SIGNAL .......... 292 



THE TRICK OF THE GULLS ......... 296 



THE LAST OPEN WATER 300 



ON OUR WINTER'S WALK WE SOMETIMES SEE A DISTORTED, WIND-TORN 



GRASS CUP ........... 308 



A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW . . . . . . . . .314 



LIKE GIANT WEATHER-VANES STAND THE MIGHTY WIND-BLOWN SPRUCE 



THEES ... . 320 



