CONTENTS

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Introduction[xi]
The Biography of a Beaver[1]
The King of the Trout Stream[41]
The Strenuous Life of a Canada Lynx [83]
Pointers from a Porcupine Quill[125]
The Adventures of a Loon[163]
The Making of a Glimmerglass Buck[199]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The Beaver Lumbering[Frontispiece]
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"On the grass in the warm, quiet sunshine of an autumn afternoon"[6]
Building the Dam[22]
Nesting Grounds[62]
"He tried jumping out of the water"[72]
"The hole was suddenly darkened, and a round, hairy face looked in"[100]
"He was a very presentable young lynx"[110]
"They both stood still and looked at each other"[120]
"High up in the top of a tall hemlock"[132]
"He quickly made his way to the beach"[148]
"He went under as simply as you would step out of bed"[166]
"She herself was a rarely beautiful sight"[170]
"The old earth sliding southward fifty miles an hour"[180]
"He was a baby to be proud of"[202]
"The buck was nearing the prime of life"[226]
"Wherever they went they were always struggling and fighting"[230]

INTRODUCTION