WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD 



Finch, indigo (see Indigo- 

 bird). 



Finch, purple, 91, 269. 



Flicker, 218. 



Flicker, names of the, 315. 



Flicker, sense of humor in 

 the, 326. 



Flicker, traits of the, 322. 



Flicker, varying coloration of 

 the, 319. 



Goldfinch, 64. 

 Grakle, purple, 139. 

 Grass-finch, 66. 

 Grossbeak, pine, 63. 



Hibernation of birds, 278. 

 Hibernation of snails, 302. 

 Horse, memory in the, 238. 



Indigo-bird, 160. 

 Inquisitiveness in animals, 8. 



Jewel-weed, 334. 

 Joe Pye weed, 337. 

 Junco, 55, 85. 



Kingbird, 269. 



Kingbird, great-crested, 269. 



Kinglet, 57. 



Longspur, Lapland, 57. 



Mammals, nocturnal, 4. 

 March, birds of, 81. 

 March, scenery of, 78, 83. 

 Marsh-hawk, 191. 

 Martin, purple, 209. 



Maryland yellow-throat, 329. 

 May, scenes in, 157. 

 Mice, harmfulness of, 192. 

 Mice, singing, 177. 

 Mice, wild, 171, 174. 

 Migration of birds, 92. 

 Mink, 7, 26. 

 Mouse, deer, 176, 184. 

 Mouse, jumping, 173, 178. 

 Mouse, meadow, 175, 179. 

 Mouse, red-backed, 175. 

 Mouse, white-footed, 176, 184. 

 Mules finding their way, 227. 

 Muskrat, 15. 



Nighthawk, 217. 

 Nuthatch, 60. 



Opossum, 1 6. 

 Oriole, Baltimore, 246. 

 Oriole, orchard, 266, 270. 

 Owls in winter, 70. 



Pigeon, homing, 223, 225. 

 Plover, golden, 1 12. 

 Protective coloration, 73. 



Raccoon, 15. 



Raven, 216. 



Red-poll, 66. 



Red-start, habits of the, 333. 



Salamander, 168. 

 Sand-martin, 276. 

 Self-mutilation of 



295- 



Shrews, 2. 

 Shrikes, 76, 190. 



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animals, 



