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CONTENTS. 



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Prologue vii 



Hints for Beginners xiii 



Books for Nature-Lovers .... xvi 



Local Names in This Book .... xx 



The First Robin 1 



A Feathered Prince 5 



Birds After the Snow Storm 8 



A Warbler Shower 12 



The Spring Rush 16 



The Hermit of the Wood 21 



The Merry Month of May 26 



Two Rare Warblers 30 



Jewels in the Street 33 



Down Ferry Lane 39 



Our Winter Visitors 49 



Shrike vs. Sparrow 55 



List of Birds about Concord 59 



Alphabetical Index of Birds 70 



Characteristic Flowers of Concord .... 75 



The Royal Family of Orchids .... 87 



The Seed Harvest of Rattlesnake Hill ... 97 



List of Flowers About Concord .... 103 



Alphabetical Index of Flowers . . . . 121 



