CONTENTS 



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I. THE HUMMINGBIRD AT HOME .... 3 



II. THE CHICKADEE 15 



III. PHOTOGRAPHING FLICKERS 25 



IV. THE YELLOW-THROAT 35 



V. A FAMILY OF GROSBEAKS 45 



VI. THE RED-TAILED HAWK 57 



VII. JACK CROW 69 



VIII. THE OWL, BIRD OF NIGHT ..... 81 



IX. REARING A WREN FAMILY 91 



X. THE WEAVER OF THE WEST 105 



XL JIMMY THE BUTCHER-BIRD . . . . .115 



XII. THE WARBLER AND His WAYS . . . .127 



XIII. KINGFISHERS 139 



XIV. SPARROW Row 151 



XV. Two STUDIES IN BLUE 163 



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