CONTENTS. xvi 
Rapid Flight........ccccccccsccsccccccsecreccsoecs 
Mode of taking its Prey... ...cccessscccsecsrecseces 
The American White Pelican.........cceeeececeeess 
American varieties of the Ibis.........ceeeeeesecees 
The American Flamingo...... Sislsaie wiSierersaieeSers.e aces ere 
The “ Oyster Catcher... . 200. 6 .eeeeceerecrcceecs 
Its Timidity.... .ccccceeecesceeseresscccscoeseces 
Mode of obtaining its Food.........seeseescveecvees 
The Anhinga, or Snake Bird.........c.ceesceeeeeeee 
Frequents the Pools of Florida. .......sseeeeeeeecees 
CHAPTER XIIL 
Audubon’s Recollections of Scotland. .....ccceeeveuee 
Christopher North...... cee meee tem eeeneeeenesecnes 
His Account of a Visit from Audubon.........seee00- 
Gaieties and Gravities........cceccencececcccsenees 
Canal-boat Travelling... ....ccccececcsccecceccceess 
Audubon at Sixty... cc ccc sce ee cece cece seceteeseees 
His rapid Walk.......ccceccescccuccccccccecreseees 
His keen Sightis : ais cciaaseveesecaswicsasctcsecter 
CHAPTER XIV. 
Audubon’s attachment to his Native Shores.........0% 
Precarious Health of his Wife........cseccscsccccece 
Meeting with Nuttall. ........cecccesceccecccrcners 
Audubon at the Gulf of Mexico.........cccceeceeeee 
A Family Gathering... .....cecaseeeceeeesceeeeees 
Impatience of Subscribers. ......e.cceeeeerccceccees 
Phe Meadow Lark. ........ccceceeccceccceccesens 
Its pluces of resort... ccc ccee cee cece eeeeteeenrens 
Peculiar Flight of the Meadow Lark..........seeeee- 
Solicitude for its Young... ......ccceeeeseceesesees 
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