LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xiii 



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Nest of Rail 288 



Wood Robin Nest of Red Roots 293 



Kingbird Nest Decorated with Cotton 293 



Nests of Various Birds Built Together 291 



Nest of Wood Robin Draped with Snake Skin . . . 296 



Group of Nests 299 



Dove's Nest in Apple Tree 302 



Wren Nest Having Nine Eggs 302 



Archaeopteryx 306 



Oriole Nest Having a Window 314 



Reverse of Same Nest, Showing Entrance . . . 31.5 



Double Vireo Nest 318 



A Late Hummingbird 321 



Hummingbird Ready to Migrate 321 



Crow Stealing Lens 323 



Robin That Migrated Early 325 



The Grebe That Will Not Fly 329 



Caterpillar of Regalis Moth 348 



Oriole Feeding Young 352 



Blue Bird Feeding Young 357 



Wren Carrying Dragonfly 358 



Regalis Moth Egg Clusters 360 



Female Regalis Moth 362 



Two Cowbirds and One Warbler 368 



Pair of Yoiuig Cowbirds 369 



Cowbird Egg in Sparrow Nest 370 



