CONTENTS 



Part I : Afield 



I. The Spring Bibd Procession 

 EC. Nature Lore . 

 HI. The Familiar Birds 

 IV. Fuss and Feathers 

 V. The Songs of Birds 

 VI. Orchard Secrets . 

 VII. Nature in Little . 

 VIII. The Insect Mind . 

 IX. A Clever Beastie 

 X. Phases of Animal Life 

 XI. Each After Its Kind . 

 XII. The Pleasures of Science 

 XIII. New Gleanings in Old Fields 

 I. Live Natural History 

 II. The Barn Swallow 



III. Insects . . ,. 



IV. The Dog . . .. 

 V. Wood Waifs 



VI. An Interesting Plant 

 VII. Nature Near Home 



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Part II : Study Notes 



I. Literature ........ 221 



II. Religion 241 



