THE TABLE OF CONTENTS

[THE PREFACE]
[THE ILLUSTRATIONS]
[BEGINNING THE STUDY]
[MAKING NEW FRIENDS]
[WILDWOOD MINSTRELS]
[CHICKADEE WAYS]
[THE NUTHATCH FAMILY]
[A FEATHERED PARASITE]
[A BLUE CANNIBAL]
[A HANDSOME SCISSORSTAIL]
[AN ALPINE ROSY FINCH]
[HAPPENINGS BY THE WAY]
[ODDS AND ENDS]
[WAYSIDE OBSERVATIONS]
[TROUBLE AMONG THE BIRDS]
[A BIRD'S EDUCATION]
[ARE BIRDS SINGERS OR WHISTLERS?]
[BIRD FLIGHT]
[A BIRD'S FOOT]

THE ILLUSTRATIONS

[ AMERICAN SPARROW-HAWK . . . . . . . . . _Frontispiece_ ]

[ CHIPPING SPARROW ]

[ YELLOW WARBLER ]

[ CHICKADEE ]

[ NUTHATCH ]

[ COWBIRD ]