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Attemy ts the Passage of a Cane Brake..........000 + 
Sudden Appearance of a Bear........seeveeessoece 
Thunder Storm and Retreat......eccsccesceeevececs 
Disappearance of De Thouville.........cscececeoere 
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Audubon’s Commercial Pursuits,,.....ceeeecseeceeee 
Trading Voyage on the Upper Mississippi..........0+6 
Firat sight of the “Bird of Washington”........+..08 
Its Nest on Inaccessible Cliffs....... GREAT Cea se 4Rs 
Its mode of taking Fish......... Sees cee sotbeae nes, 
Wild Mississippi Scenery............ssceeeereeceves 
Vast Forests—Fairy Islands. .........eseeeeeseeeees 
Curious Nest of the Oriole. ..... 00. cece cece eencces 
Architectural capacity of Birds............ sn eeeeeee 
Nest of the Tailor Bird. ........cccecesecesceeecees 
Flight of the Baltimore Oriole. ........se0+eccescees 
Its Song........ 6:06 tales sa.0. einveints biases Oe eencesccee 
The Umbrella Bird........0. cece ee csccceesccrenens 
Wrolf Tslain dbisy: sors scopeaieresaveicysini-2:06 sic Gieisjnere sista e swine 6 
The Pirate Mason...cscccccccsccerceccccceccccvace 
Tho Regulators. «we cincscsecess ese cuseenwe asionare 
The Pirate Mason Shot.........ceccaccccccceccuvcs 
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Audupons Keturn from the MississippL...........0008 
Prairie Solitudes. .......ceccccccceceresereceeneese 
Meg Merrilies of the Wo0ds.........ceeeeceeecerees 
Wounded Indian. ......c.cceescceensesccscsectoece 
Unwilling Hospitalities.........cceseeeserescacees 
fotended Treachery.....cceececeesscsececeecaccoss 
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