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THE PLAY OF ANIMALS . . . .218 



THE DUST OF THE AIR ..... 229 



THE EPHEMERIDES . . . . . . 233 



PART III 

 THE BIOLOGY OF AUTUMN 



IMPRESSIONIST SKETCH . ' ". . .' . 239 



THE FALL OF THE LEAF . . .. . .250 



SHOWERS OF GOSSAMER . . . . -255 



THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PALOLO .. . . 261 

 AUTUMN FRUITS ...... 267 



SEED -SCATTERING . . . . * 274 



THE WORK OF EARTHWORMS . . . . .281 



DEEPER PROBLEMS OF MIGRATION . . ' . 285 



THE STORY OF THE SALMON . . . . "* 299 



AGAINST THE STREAM ..... 304 



PART IV 

 THE BIOLOGY OF WINTER 



IMPRESSIONIST SKETCH . ., . . -311 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF REST . . . . 323 



HIBERNATION . . . * . . . . 332 



THE WHITE WINTER COAT f , <| . . 339 



THE SQUIRREL'S STORE . . . . . 344 



JETSAM . . . . . . . . 346 



OLD AGE AND DEATH. . . . . . ,,. 356 



