d Pewee. _Contopus virens._

Bluebird. _Sialia sialis._

VI. IN SEARCH OF THE BLUEJAY 76

Bluejay. _Cyanocitta cristata._

VII. IN THE WOOD LOT 83

Bluejay. _Cyanocitta cristata._

VIII. THE BLUEJAY BABY 89

Bluejay. _Cyanocitta cristata._

IN THE BLACK RIVER COUNTRY.

IX. THAT WITCHING SONG 99

Wilson's Thrush. _Turdus fuscescens._

X. THE VEERY MOTHER 107

Wilson's Thrush. _Turdus fuscescens._

XI. THE TAWNY THRUSH'S BROOD 114

Wilson's Thrush. _Turdus fuscescens._

XII. A MEADOW NEST 123

Wilson's Thrush. _Turdus fuscescens._

XIII. A JUNE ROUND OF CALLS 130

Wood Pewee. _Contopus virens._

Junco. _Junco hyemalis._

Flicker. _Colaptes auratus._

Redstart. _Setophaga ruticilla._

Sapsucker. _Sphyrapicus varius._

XIV. A BOBOLINK RHAPSODY 138

Bobolink. _Dolichonyx oryzivorus._

XV. THE BOBOLINK'S NEST 146

Bobolink. _Dolichonyx oryzivorus._

XVI. THE TANAGER'S NEST 155

Scarlet Tanager. _Piranga erythromelas._

XVII. THE WILES OF A WARBLER 163

Black-throated Blue. _Dendroica coerulescens._

XVIII. A RAINY-DAY TRAMP 173

Oven-bird. _Seiurus aurocapillus._

XIX. THE VAGARIES OF A WARBLER 180

Redstart. _Setophaga ruticilla._

Chestnut-sided W. _Dendroica pensylvanica._

XX. A CLEVER CUCKOO 190

Black-billed C. _Coccyzus erythrophthalmus._

XXI. TWO LITTLE DRUMMERS 201

Sapsucker. _Sphyrapicus varius._

Red-headed Woodpecker. _Melanerpes erythrocephalus._

XXII. FROM MY WINDOW 221

Phoebe. _Sayornis phoebe._

Robin. _Merula migratoria._

Great-crested Fly-catcher. _Myiarchus crinitus._

Purple Grackle. _Quiscalus quiscula._

Downy Woodpecker. _Dryobates pubescens._

Chestnut-sided Warbler. _Dendroica pensylvanica._

Kingbird. _Tyrannus tyrannus._

XXIII. THE COMICAL CROW BA