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Contents 



14. A Firm Seat 



163 



15. How a New Water Witch Came to the Marsh 



175 



16. Teeters, Nods, and Bobs 



187 



17. How the Green Heron Wandered 



197 



18. Marsh Symphony 



211 



19. Quintet 



222 



20. Pigskins and Dowitchers 



236 



21. Sky Sweepers 



250 



22. Wild Fowl and Men 



• 260 



23. Who Killed Cock Robin? 



276 



24. Fog Is a Puzzlement 



288 



25. The Specialist Loses Control 



302 



