yi CONTENTS. 



IN THE BLACK RIVER COUNTRY. 



IX. THAT WITCHING SONG . . 99 



Wilson's Thrush. Turdus fuscescens. 



X. THE VEEKY MOTHER 107 



Wilson's Thrush. Turdus fuscescens. 



XL THE TAWNY THRUSH'S BROOD 114 



Wilson's Thrush. Turdus fuscescens. 



XII. A MEADOW NEST 123 



Wilson's Thrush. Turdus fuscescens. 



XIII. A JUNE ROUND OF CALLS 130 



Wood Pewee. Contopus virens. 

 Junco. Junco hyemalis. 

 Flicker. Colaptes auratus. 

 Redstart. Setophaga ruticilla. 

 Sapsucker. Sphyrapicus varius. 



XIV. A BOBOLINK RHAPSODY 138 



Bobolink. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 



XV. THE BOBOLINK'S NEST 146 



Bobolink. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 



XVI. THE TANAGER'S NEST 155 



Scarlet Tanager. Piranga erythromelas. 



XVII. THE WILES OF A WARBLER 163 



Black-throated Blue. Dendroica ccerulescens. 



XVIII. A RAINY-DAY TRAMP 173 



Oven-bird. Seiurus aurocapillus. 



XIX. THE VAGARIES OF A WARBLER . . . . .180 

 Redstart. Setophaga ruticilla. 

 Chestnut-sided W. Dendroica pensylvanica. 



XX. A CLEVER CUCKOO . 190 



Black-billed C. Coccyzus erythrojihthalmus. 



