CONTENTS 



XXX. SEPTEMBER DAYS 143 



XXXI. A PLEA FOR THE UNPROTECTED 148 



XXXII. THE SKUNK 154 



XXXIII. A CAMP-FIRE RUN WILD ... 158 



XXXIV. THE DEAD CAMP-FIRE .... 163 

 XXXV. OCTOBER DAYS 168 



XXXVI. A COMMON EXPERIENCE . . . 172 



XXXVII. THE RED SQUIRREL 178 



XXXVIII. THE RUFFED GROUSE .... 182 



XXXIX. Two SHOTS 189 



XL. NOVEMBER DAYS 196 



XLI. THE MUSKRAT . 201 



XLII. NOVEMBER VOICES 205 



XLIII. THANKSGIVING 208 



XLIV. DECEMBER DAYS 211 



XLV. WINTER VOICES 216 



XLVI. THE VARYING HARE 219 



XLVII. THE WINTER CAMP-FIRE ... 224 



XLVIII. JANUARY DAYS 229 



XLIX. A NEW ENGLAND WOODPILE . 235 



L. A CENTURY OF EXTERMINATION 251 



LI. THE PERSISTENCY OF PESTS . . 255 



LII. THE WEASEL 260 



LIII. FEBRUARY DAYS 263 



LIV. THE Fox 270 



LV. AN ICE-STORM 276 



LVI. SPARE THE TREES 281 



LVII. THE CHICKADEE 284 



