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Handbook of Nature-Study 



Page 



The Form and Use of Beaks 37 



The Feet of Birds 39 



Chicken Ways 4i 



Pigeons 45 



The Canary and the Goldfinch 49 



The Robin 54 



TheBhiebird 6o 



The White-breasted Nuthatch 63 



The Chickadee 66 



The Downy Woodpecker 69 



The Sapsucker 73 



The Redheaded Woodpecker 75 



The FHcker or Yellow-hammer 77 



The Meadowlark 80 



The English Sparrow 84 



The Chipping Sparrow 88 



The Song Sparrow 9^ 



The Mockingbird 94 



The Catbird 98 



The Belted Kingfisher loi 



The Screech Owl '• 104 



The Red Shouldered and Red Tailed Hawks 108 



The Swallows and the Chimney Swift ■ ■ • ■ 112 



The Hummingbird 120 



The Red-winged Blackbird 122 



The Baltimore Oriole 125 



The Crow 129 



The Cardinal Grosbeak ^33 



Geese ^3^ 



The Turkey 143 



The Study of Birds' Nests in Winter i47 



11 Fish Study 



The Goldfish I49 



The Bullhead I54 



The Common Sucker 158 



The Shiner ■ • 161 



Brook Trout 164 



The Stickleback 168 



The Sunfish 172 



The Johnny Darter I77 



/// Batrachian Study 



The Common Toad 181 



The Tadpole Aquarium 185 



The Tree-frog or Tree-toad 190 



The Frog i93 



The Newt, Eft or Salamander I97 



IV Reptile Study 



The Garter or Garden Snake 201 



The Milk Snake, or Spotted Adder 204 



