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their original setting a few slight verbal alterations have been
necessary here and there, but these have been made either by Mr.
Burroughs himself or with his approval.

CONTENTS

THE BLUEBIRD 1

THE BLUEBIRD (_poem_) 13

THE ROBIN 15

THE FLICKER 21

THE PH[OE]BE 28

THE COMING OF PH[OE]BE (_poem_) 31

THE COWBIRD 33

THE CHIPPING SPARROW 36

THE CHEWINK 39

THE BROWN THRASHER 42

THE HOUSE WREN 47

THE SONG SPARROW 53

THE CHIMNEY SWIFT 61

THE OVEN-BIRD 69

THE CATBIRD 72

THE BOBOLINK 77

THE BOBOLINK (_poem_) 82

THE WOOD THRUSH 83

THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE 91

THE WHIP-POOR-WILL 95

THE BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER: A SEARCH FOR
A RARE NEST 100

THE MARSH HAWK: A MARSH HAWK'S NEST, A YOUNG
HAWK, AND A VISIT TO A QUAIL ON HER NEST 106

THE WINTER WREN 119

THE CEDAR-BIRD 122

THE GOLDFINCH 125

THE HEN-HAWK 130

THE RUFFED GROUSE, OR PARTRIDGE 133

THE PARTRIDGE (_poem_) 137

THE CROW 138

THE CROW (_poem_) 144

THE NORTHERN SHRIKE 147

THE SCREECH OWL 151

THE CHICKADEE 157

THE DOWNY WOODPECKER 161

THE DOWNY WOODPECKER (_poem_) 169

INDEX