INDEX. 



227 



treatment by the mate, 176. 



sufferings of the afflicted, 177. 



babies to feed, 177. 



rivals, 178. 



a formidable foe, 179. 



a new position, 179. 



trying to "make up," 180. 



recovery and reunion, 180. 



the babies out, 181. 



as a tyrant, 185. 



difference of opinion, 185. 



starting out the family, 186. 



the father assists, 187. 



indifference of the brood, 188. 



a youngster "answers back," 

 189. 



a neighborly alliance, 1 



an insult, 191. 



philosophy, 191. 



modesty of females, 192. 



delight in a mob, 192. 



courtship, 193. 



contest with a squirrel, 194. 



indifference of squirrel, 196. 



introducing an owl, 198. 



impudence, 199. 



impertinence to a robin, 199. 



play, 215. 

 Squirrel and sparrows, 196. 



whiter quarters, 197. 



a year later, 197. 

 Swallow, talk, 214. 



curiosity, 216. 

 Thrush, hermit, 26. 



intelligence, 27. 



with the pincushion, 28. 



interest in the mirror, 28. 

 Thrush, Mexican, 34. 



with the wood thrush, 34. 



manners, 142. 



temper, 143. 



as peacemaker, 143. 



a bird of one idea, 144. 



trouble with the looking-glass, 

 144. 



a blusterer, 144. 

 Thrush, song, European, 43. 



timidity, 43. 



curious performance, 44. 



a ball of yarn, 45. 



fear of other birds, 46. 



coaxing out of the cage, 46. 



dislike of a doll, 46. 



alligator, 47. 



inquisitiveness, 47. 



waste-basket, 48. 



aversion to change, 48. 



taught to go home, 49. 



disturbed by a chromo, 49. 



intelligence, 50. 



recognition of dishes, 50. 



looking-glass troubles, 51. 



jealousy, 51. 



tameness, 52. 



familiarity on one side, 52. 



favorite places, 53. 



attitudes, 53. 



sun-bath, 54. 



expressions, 55. 



gait, 55. 



notes and calls, 55. 



song, 56. 



food, 56. 



passion for strings, 57. 



towel fringe, 58. 

 Thrush, wood (wild), 13. 



female, 16. 



song, 16. 



love of solitude, 18. 



secret of hiding, 19. 



how to discover, 20. 



watching his ways, 20. 



excitement over a cat, 21. 



beauty of plumage, 22. 



appearance of the young, 24. 



intelligence, 25. 



good temper, 25. 



song in confinement, 26. 

 Thrush, wood (in confinement), 33. 



disposition, 33. 



change of residence, 33. 



with the Mexican, 34. 



the mocking-bird, 35. 



the goldfinch, 35. 



monopolizing the apple, 36. 



sharing the leaf, 37. 



interest in the waste-basket, 37. 



caught, 38. 



song, 39. 



spots of the breast, 39. 



mystery, 39. 



manners, 208. 



temper, 220. 



intelligence, 220. 



selfishness, 221. 

 Woodpecker, golden- winged, 141. 



