CONTENTS, 
PAGE 
The Brown Thrushes, and their First Year's Mar- 
ried Life 1 
Brown Thrush’s Courtship 9 
The Wedding 11 
Blue Jay’s Mischief 26 
The Trial 42 
The Brown Thrushes’ Innocence Established . 64 
The Farewell 70 
A Chapter in the Life of Mr. and Mrs. Wren . . 72 
The Cares and Joys of Birds 80 
Our Birds in Winter 82 
The Golden-crowned Wren’s Story 86 
Chick-a-dee’s First Story 88 
Woodcock’s Story 97 
How Buffed Grouse lost his Family .... 106 
The Snow Bird’s Story 119 
Spinnette, the Fairy 128 
