INDEX. 



African Parrot and Mocking-Bird, 

 90. 



Baltimore Oriole. 



pursue a blackbird, 4. 



baby ways, 9. 



attacked by robin, 10. 



an unnatural baby, 11. 



one at a time, 11. 



the father as drudge, 12. 



visited by the Cardinal, 215. 

 Bird of Paradise, 253. 



where found, 253. 



mythical stories of, 253. 



dancing parties, 255. 



colors, 255. 



arrangement of plumage, 255. 



Red Bird of, 255. 



Golden, 256. 



Standard-wing, 256. 



change of form, 256. 



feathers an index of the mind, 

 256. 



interesting new discoveries, 257. 



Signer d'Albertis, 257. 



Six-shafted, 257. 



dusting itself, 258. 



curious scene, 258. 



a rare bird, 259. 



description of, 259. 



another new one, 259. 



specimen in N. Y. Museum, 260. 



description of P. Raggiana, 260. 



danger of beauty, 260. 



a bare-headed bird, 261. 



Manucodia, 261. 



M. Comrii, 262. 



M. Chalybea, 262. 



Long-tailed, 263. 



changeable, 263. 



Epimachus Elliott, 263. 



the Gardener bird, 264. 



description of nest, 264. 



a clever builder, 265. 



manners of P. Apoda, 266. 



toilet, 266. 



dancing parties, 267. 



twelve-wired, 268. 



Le Vaillant's work, 268. 

 Birds. 



home affairs of, 3. 



dangers in nest, 5. 



hard work of, 15. 



training the young, 15. 



study of, 16. 



cruel pursuit of, 239. 



at twilight, 247. 

 Bluebird, 97. 



attitude and manners, 97. 



attitude and manners, female. 

 98. 



defending her spouse, 98. 



standing guard, 98. 



defending the young, 99. 



after the mocking-bird, 99. 



unsafe nest, 99. 



tragedy in the family, 100. 



consoling his mate, 100. 



an affectionate pair, 101. 



motherly affection, 102. 



arrangements for sleep, 102. 



queer little talk with me, 103. 



talk together, 104-106. 



staring at nothing, 104. 



his mate disapproves, 106. 



difference in intelligence, 107. 



demanding meal-worms, 107. 



expressing themselves, 107. 



learning by experience, 108. 



fond of worms, 108. 



trick on a scarlet tanager, 108. 



bathing, 109. 



bewitching dance, 109. 



sunning himself, 109. 



feathering out, 110. 



growing belligerent, 110. 



courtship, 110. 



he presents a worm, 110. 



refusing to share, 111. 



feeding through wires, 112. 



