VI CONTENTS. 



VIII. FLUTTBRBUDQBT 145 



Brown Thrush, or Thrasher. Harporhynchus 

 rufus. 



IX. "O WONDROUS SINGERS " 159 



Wilson's Thrush. Turdus fuscescens. 

 Gray-Cheeked Thrush. Turdus alicice. 



X. A BIRD OF AFFAIRS 173 



Blue-Jay. Cyanodtta cristata. 



XI. THE BLUE-JAY AGAIN 189 



XII. VIRGINIA'S WOOING 205 



Virginia Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis. 



XIIL FRIENDSHIP IN FEATHERS 221 



Scarlet Tanager. Piranga erythromelas. 

 English Goldfinch. Fringilla carduelis. 



XTV. THE ROSY SHIELD 237 



Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. Habia ludoviciana. 



XV. THE BIRD OF MYSTERY 251 



Birds of Paradise. Paradiscea. 



