CONTENTS. xin 
PAGI 
Nest of the Humming Bird.....-...sceecsecsceeees 91 
Its peculiar Food. ........ cece ececcceccccecceseces OF 
Phe Sun. Bird ss:iseisieviierspaewiangeveeaisiessenteswieee see | 98 
Gem-like Plumage.......csseseccevecccsccerccccees 98 
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Swamp on the Mississippi River......ceecccereeeceee 94 
Guide to the Swamp........scccccceccecccccceseces OF 
A Cougar Hunt........... SoMa eaeeneeeseeeeee esas OB 
Seeking the Track..........ccccccccccccccecsesces 96 
The Animal “ Treed”..... ccc ccseceteecerecssceess 96 
Is Shot, and Escapes Wounded. ......e0ceseeerceceee 97 
The Pursuit continued.......ccecceeceececccececeee OF 
Treed again. .....cercccccccccscreevcccccccssecees 98 
Death of the Cougar......ssceccsececesecccecceces 98 
A Suspicious Appearance......cecsececccecccencsces 99 
“Stand still or die”... ... ec ccc cece eee cerceecececces 99 
Audubon’s Forbearance. .......seecsccerececccceeee 100 
A Runaway Negro......eecvee-cccsccceccccecesees 100 
The Runaway’s Queen.....ccccccecceersceceseseres LOL 
The Negro’s Recital. .......ceseccsccercccreeeseces 102 
Extreme Privations of his Family..........0.ee00-+- 108 
Audubon’s kindness to them. ... .....cceeeeeecoes -- 104 
Mississippi Floods. .....ccecccccevcessercecececccee 104 
Their Destructiveness......-csceecscecccecerecnssss LOD 
A Crevasse. scccccsecccccccscccresvessccsscccseces 106 
Scenes of Wesolation.... ..sseesecesccecceccceeese 106 
Transformation. ...ccscecreccceccccesseescccescnes 107 
Gradual Subsidence. .......sccccscccesceccccsceses 108 
CHAPTER IX. 
Audubon’s years of Toil and Disappointment.... .... 10% 
His indomitable Perseverance......eecereeseeccsees 109 
