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VI. THE SCARLET TANAGER 22

VII. THE SONG SPARROW 26

VIII. THE FIELD SPARROW AND THE CHIPPER 30

IX. SOME APRIL SPARROWS 35

X. THE ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 40

XI. THE BLUE JAY 43

XII. THE KINGBIRD 47

XIII. THE HUMMINGBIRD 51

XIV. THE CHIMNEY SWIFT 56

XV. NIGHTHAWK AND WHIP-POOR-WILL 59

XVI. THE FLICKER 64

XVII. THE BITTERN 68

XVIII. BIRDS FOR EVERYBODY 82

XIX. WINTER PENSIONERS 87

XX. WATCHING THE PROCESSION 93

XXI. SOUTHWARD BOUND 99

INDEX 105

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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BLUE JAY (page 43) Frontispiece

GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET 2

CHICKADEE 8

BROWN CREEPER 12

BROWN THRASHER 16

SCARLET TANAGER 22

SONG SPARROW 26

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 40

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD 52