CONTENTS 
PAGE 
A Pioneer 17 
A May Moving . 29 
El Capitan 42 
A Minstrel of the Marshes 52 
A Martinet in Feathers 62 
Jim’s Babies 77 
Phcebes and their Cousins 90 
The House Beautiful 99 
A Foster Baby iii 
Marsh Cradles 121 
A Marsh Mystery . . ! 134 
Sandpipers, Quail, and Kildeer 144 
The Bird of Many Names 158 
The House that Fell . . . 170 
Dr. Jekyll 180 
Carpenters, Masons, and Miners 191 
Monsieur Mischief 207 
A Brown Thrasher 224 
CcEUR DE Lion 238 
A Wood Thrush 243 
Yellow Warbler . 250 
