LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[Wood Thrush]Frontispiece in color
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[A ferocious young Eagle ] 16
[Gannets nesting on the cliffs of BonaventureIsland, Gulf of St. Lawrence ] 32
[A male Plumbeous Gnatcatcher feeding young] 38
[A mountain Bluebird family whose home hasbeen destroyed ] 48
[Young Robins quarreling at their bath ]64
[Feeding station for birds ] 80
[Snowy Egret shot on its feeding grounds ]96
[Farallone Cormorants and White Pelicans ona Government Bird Reservation ] 112
[Window "Cafeteria" at home of Mrs. Granville Pike ] 128
[A Christmas dinner for the birds]144
[An Egret, bearing "aigrettes," in attendanceon her young ] 160
[Egret brooding on a Florida island owned andguarded by the Audubon Society ] 176
[The Downy Woodpecker is fond of suet] 192
[Members of a Junior Audubon class at FergusFalls, Minnesota ]208
[A California Hospital for injured birds ]224
[Preparing for the coming of the birds ]240
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[The fox that followed the footsteps ] 7
[Heads and feet of various birds ]11
[Sample page of reporting-blank]13
[The umbrella blind] 18
[Nest of the ruby-throated hummingbird ]30
[Bald Eagle's eyrie] 32
[Grebe or "water witch"]37
[Canada Geese decoys ] 52
[A greedy young Cowbird]58
[Migration routes of some North American birds ]71
[Lighthouses cause the death of many birds ] 76
[Tired migrating birds often alight on ships ] 79
[Grouse "budding" in an apple tree ] 88
[Cuckoo raiding a tent of caterpillars ]111
[Screech owl and its prey]115
[Passenger Pigeons are now extinct ] 127
[The Great Auk, now extinct] 133
[Terns, formerly sought by the feather trade] 144
[Crowned Pigeon that furnishes the "goura" ofthe feather trade ] 159
[Migrative birds are protected by the Government ]172
[The grotesque Wood Ibis ]208
[Hungry young Egrets ] 210
[Cemented holes shut out the Chickadee ]216
[Gourds and boxes for Martins] 219
[A bird bath ] 235
[Coloring of birds upon outline drawings ]257