xiv Illustrations 



Nest and eggs of Black-throated Gray Warbler . 



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128 



Two small nestlings 128 



Disputing while mother is away .128 



The mother often brought in green cutworms . 133 



The gray mother rewarded him with a mouthful 133 



She did not forget the hungry, more timid fledgling in the 



nest .... 133 



Taking a portrait of a young Kingfisher 140 



The Kingfisher with a broken bill . 140 



The first day out of the nest fully fledged .140 



Six of the frowsy-headed Fishers in a pose .... 145 



The door to the Kingfisher's home showing small hole to 

 the left where nest was first started; the two little tracks 



at the bottom made by the feet of the bird . 145 



They perched on the projecting snags over the water 145 



Song Sparrows about to break home ties . . 152 



An English Sparrow, actually making a home in a hornet's 



nest 156 



Nest and eggs of the Song Sparrow . ... 156 



Song Sparrow on a fence. One of our most constant singers 156 



The White-crowned Sparrow father with food for young . 160 



Female White-crowned Sparrow 160 



Female White-crowned Sparrow with food for young . .160 



A pair of White-crowned Sparrows 160 



Young California Jay in nest 165 



The Bluebird mother at the nest hole 165 



