ILLUSTRATIONS 



Acadian Owl Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



Screech Owl 6 



Screech Owl Awakening ..... 10 



Great Horned Owl 14 



Young Acadian Owl 18 



Screech Owl Awake and Asleep .... 22 



Wren Scolding 28 



Wrens at Home 32 



The Eagle and His Mate at Home ... 44 



Eagle's Talon 48 



Nests of Cliff Swallows Under Eaves of Cabin . 56 



Young Cliff or Eave Swallows .... 60 



Young Bank Swallows 64 



The Magpie, The Scandal of the Grove ... 72 



Magpie's Nest 76 



Young Magpies Just Out of the Nest ... 80 



The Lone Fisher 86 



Kingfisher Excavating the Dwelling ... 92 



Young Kingfishers 102 



XV 



