CONTENTS 



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I. Two LITTLE KINGS . 1 



II. THE CHICKADEE . ,; ' . -. . 7 



III. THE BROWN CREEPER 10 



IV. THE BROWN THRASHER . . . . . 15 

 V. THE BUTCHER-BIRD 19 



VI. THE SCARLET TANAGER 22 



VII. THE SONG SPARROW 26 



VIII. THE FIELD SPARROW AND THE CHIPPER . 30 



IX. SOME APRIL SPARROWS 35 



X. THE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK ... 40 



XI. THE BLUE JAY 43 



XII. THE KINGBIRD 47 



XIII. THE HUMMINGBIRD 51 



XIV. THE CHIMNEY SWIFT 56 



XV. NlGHTHAWK AND WHIP-POOR-WILL . . .59 



XVI. THE FLICKER 64 



XVU. THE BITTERN 68 



XVIII. BIRDS FOR EVERYBODY . . . . . 82 



XIX. WINTER PENSIONERS 87 



XX. WATCHING THE PROCESSION .... 93 



XXI. SOUTHWARD BOUND 99 



INDEX 105 



