Chapter III: Part 3

A kindly old English gentleman, Sir John Lubbock, Bart., is no more. He is not dead, but has ceased to be a plain baronet, as were his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him. Now he is a peer of the realm, and he is called Lord Avebury. The new honor, lately conferred by the Queen, Sir John probably owes to his great services in Parliament, for he is not only the owner of a big bank in London, and a distinguished financier, but also a representative in the English Parliament of the University of London. In both fields his work for his fellow men has been such as to merit well an honor which all Englishmen are supposed to desire.

But we in America shall always remember him not as Lord Avebury, but as plain Sir John Lubbock, a man who probably knows more than any other in the world about the habits, nature and instincts of insects, especially of ants, bees and wasps, of which he has written more than one interesting book.

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What the world needs for its happiness is more work, more achievement. Nature, which is never at rest, sets a superb example, not only of unceasing industry, but of exquisite workmanship. For not a beetle crawls along the ground but has a burnished back of ebony or jeweled green; not a weed by the roadside goes to seed but hides its promise of next year's blossom in a pod of fairy delicacy; not a spider-web glitters in the sun that is not marvelous in its structure. If only the world could be more conscious of "the Master of all good workmen" there would be less heartache than there is.

"Some little nook or sunny bower,
God gives to every little flower."

A FLOATING SNAIL.

There is a small snail which is so fond of the sea that it never comes to land, and it builds such a capital boat for itself and its eggs that while large ships are sinking and steamers are unable to face the storm it tosses about in perfect safety, says the Philadelphia _Press_.

The little snail is of a violet color and is therefore called Ianthina. It has a small shell and there projects from the under part of the body a long, tongue-like piece of flesh. This is the raft, and it is built upon most scientific principles, for it has compartments in it for air. It is broad and the air compartments are underneath, so that it cannot capsize.

Moreover, the snail knows how to stow away its cargo, for the oldest eggs and those which hatch the soonest are placed in the center and the lightest and newest on the sides of the raft. The Ianthina fills its own air compartments by getting a globule of air underneath its head, the body is then curved downward beneath the raft, and, the head being tilted on one side, the air rushes in and fills the spaces. It feeds on a beautiful little jelly fish, which has a flat, raft-like form with a pretty little sail upon it, and they congregate in multitudes when the sea is calm.

Sometimes specimens are washed upon the northwestern coast of France, and when they are handled they give out a violet dye.

EGYPTIAN TREES FOR AMERICA.

Here is a new kind of tree with which people in some parts of the United States will probably celebrate Arbor Day after a while. In Southern California, Arizona and some parts of Texas, and, generally speaking, in the southwestern portion of this country, are great tracts of land without a solitary tree. The government has at last found a tree which it is believed will grow and thrive in these warm, dry climates, and has imported seeds and settings with which to make experiments. It is called the lebbek tree and is a native of Egypt. It grows to a large size and has a thick foliage, with compound leaves like those of the honey locust. The bark makes good dye stuff and the wood is fair timber. One of the avenues leading to the great Pyramids is lined with these trees for a distance of four miles. They form a complete arch and the shade is so dense that no sun ever reaches the roadway beneath. In India these trees are called the Siris trees. They grow wild in the forest and their trunks attain a circumference of nine feet.

Their adaptability to the dry sections of the United States was discovered and reported upon by David G. Fairchild, one of the explorers for the agricultural department at Washington. The lebbek tree is a deep feeder and therefore is expected to thrive on the moist subsoil found at great depths even in the American desert.

INDEX.

VOLUME VII.--JANUARY, 1900, TO MAY, 1900, INCLUSIVE.

Figures in Black-Faced Type Indicate Illustrations.

Across the Way, 205

A Curious Survival, 233

A Glimpse of Beautiful Pictures, 209

A Good Uncle to Ants, 239

Air, Liquid, 37

Animals as Patients, 162

Animals, Danger from Importation of, 41

Animal Pets in School, 108

April, 145

A Scrap of Paper, 59

A Tragedy in Three Parts, 175

Bird, A Brigand, 176

Birds and the Weather, 29

Birds and Reptiles Related, 188

Birds and Farmers, 228

Birds, A Strange House, 167

Birdland Secrets, 157

Birds, Migratory, 204

Bird Notes, 19

Birds, Snow, 79

Birdlife in India, 187

Birds, Snow Prisons of, 164

Birds, The Wise Little, 7

Birds, Taming, 103

Birds, The We May Hear Sing, 193

Bird, The Dead, 199

Bird, The Silliest, 229

Bison, The American, 42

Bittern, The American, =146=

Blackbird, The Yellow-Headed, =15= 14

Blood-root, =178= 179

Boar, The Brave, 120

Bobby's Cottontail, 67

Brook, The, 176

Butterfly's History, 197

Carbons, =82= 83

Chickadee, The, 168

Chippy, A Baby Mocking Bird, 155

Cotton Fabrics, 5

Cotton Textiles, 53

Coues, The Late Dr. Elliott, 65

Cup, The Scarlet-Painted, 92

Daisy, The Field, 199

Dictionary, Bailey's, 109

Digitalis, =173= 170

Dogs, Something About, 221

Dove, Ring-Necked, =212= 212

Dove, The Turtle, 44

Dove, The. Noah's Messenger, 25

Duck, The Ruddy, =118= 119

Duck, The Ring-Billed, =166= 167

Easter Egg, Origin of, 151

Easter Lilies, 152

Egrets, The Young, 137

Egyptian Trees for America, 240

Fabrics, Linen, 113

February, 85

Fish Have Favorite Haunts, 229

Fishing, Uncle Nick on, 194

Flowers, Wild of May, 236

Forest, A Submerged, 200

Forest, Moral Value of, 152

Fruit Bats in the Philippines, 173

Genista, The, =226= 224

Geography Lessons, 73

Getting Acquainted with the Teacher, 121

Goose Plant in Bloom, 210

Gopher, The, =70= 71

Grosbeak, The Blue, =182=

Hans and Mizi, 72

Heron, A Baby, 49

Illuminations, Strange, 30

Ibis, The Scarlet, =154= 155

I Know Not Why, 119

In the Old Log House, 158

Ireland's Lost Glory, 188

January, 1

Jay, Steller's, =111= 110

Johnny Appleseed, 211

Killdeer, The, =51= 50

Lily of the Valley, =46= 47

Lark, Song of the, 101

Licorice, =87= 86

Magpie, =195= 197

March, 103

Marked with Bleeding Hearts, 44

Martin, The Purple, =207= 206

May, 193

Minerals, Common and, =38=

Minerals, Common and, =82= 83

Minerals, Common and, =142= 139

Mink, The, =75= 74

Mole Cricket Lodge, 78

Monkeys as Gold Finders, 173

Moth, The Cecropia, 223

Mushrooms on Benches, 48

Muskrat, =122=

Naturalist, The Young, 36

Naturalist, The Young, 95

Naturalist, The Young, 143

Naturalist, The Young, 185

Naturalist, The Young, 215

Nut-Hatch, Red-Breasted, =202= 203

Odd Places Chosen, 182

Old Year and Young Year, 1

Opossum, =219= 218

Ores, Common Minerals and, =38=

Ores, Common Minerals and, =82= 83

Ores, Common Minerals and, =142= 139

Our Feathered Neighbors, 181

Our Little Martyrs, 146

Paper, Rice, 239

Partridge, The Call, 180

Peacock, The, 98 101

Plants, Strange, 175

Poppy, The, =128=

Primrose, The, =135= 134

Ptarmigan, The Willow, =106= 107

Quail, The Massena, =158=

Quince, The, =34= 35

Rail, The Clapper, =62=

Rail, The Virginia, =3= 2

Raven, The, =235=

Reflections, 169

Robin's Mistake, 24

Shells, The Rock, =190= 191

Some Early Risers, 212

Sparrow, Not a Falleth, 125

Sparrow, The English, 97

Sponges, 138

Snail, A Floating, 240

Songs, Remembered, 13

Southward Bound, 20

Spider, The Grasshopper, 8

Spring, The Herald of, 102

Spring, The Procession of, 145

Spring Has Come, 192

Squirrel, The Black, =22= 23

Stump, The Gray, 12

Tansy Cakes, 180

Teal, The Blue-Winged, =10= 11

Teal, The Cinnamon, =58= 59

The Country! The Country!, 68

The New Sport, 77

The Pink House in the Apple Tree, 31

The Swinging Lamps of Dawn, 62

The Treating of Whitey, 127

Thyme Plant, The, 230 =231=

Tree, The Sorrowful, 44

Tree, The Triplet, 163

Trees, Planting The, 150

Trees, Countries Devoid of, 163

Vegetation in the Philippines, 80

Warbler, The Sycamore, 116

Washington's Monument, 96

Weasel, The, =27= 26

Where Vegetables Came From, 226

Wings, 119

With Open Eyes, 17

Woods, A Winter Walk in the, 90

GENERAL INDEX VOLS. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII.

Boldface figures indicate color-illustrations.

Acorns, Two. Vol v, 210

Across the Way. Vol vii, 205

A Curious Survival. Vol vii, 233

African Folk Lore. Vol iv, 12

A Glimpse of Beautiful Pictures. Vol vii, 209

Ah, Me! Vol iv, 113

A Good Uncle to Ants. Vol vii, 239

Air, Liquid. Vol vii, 37

Alaska, Birds of. Vol iv, 95

Almond. Vol v, =27=, 26
Flowering. Vol iv, =195=, 193

All Nature. Vol iv, 37.

Anhinga or Snake Bird. Vol ii, =26=, 27

Animal Pets in School. Vol vii, 108
World, In the. Vol iv, 136

Animals and Music. Vol iv, 159
Among. Vol v, 185
as Patients. Vol vii, 162
Pet, as Causes of Diseases. Vol vi, 26
Count? Can. Vol iv, 180
Danger from Importation of. Vol vii, 41
Hibernation of. Vol v, 84
Rights. Vol iv, 225
Some Propensities of. Vol iv, 81
Taming the Smaller Wild. Vol v, 127
The Talk of. Vol iv, 140
Water and. Vol iv, 84
When, are Seasick. Vol vi, 192

Antelope, The Pigmy. Vol iv, =94=, 95

Apple Blossoms. Vol iv, 35
Blossom Time. Vol iii, 153

April. Vol vii, 145

Arbutus, The Trailing. Vol v, 229

Armadillo. Vol iv, =147=, 146
as a Pet. Vol iv, 12

A Scrap of Paper. Vol vii, 59

Athena, The Birth. Vol v, 29

A Tragedy in Three Parts. Vol vii, 175

Audubon. John James. Vol ii, 161
Society, One. Vol iii, 234

Autumn. Vol iv, 132

Aviaries. Vol iii, 121

Avocet, American. Vol ii, =15=, 14

Azalea, The. Vol v, =142=, 143

Azamet, the Hermit, and His Dumb Friends. Vol iv, 33

Babies, Wee. Vol vi, 161

Baboon. Vol v, 217, =218=

Bat, Black. Vol iv, =170=, 171
Red. Vol iv, =170=, 171
Hoary. Vol v, =166=, 167

Bats in Burmese Caves. Vol vi, 32
Tame. Vol iv, 168

Bee and the Flower. Vol vi, 164

Bees, About. Vol v, 17

Beetles. Vol vi, =94=, 92

Bird, A Brigand. Vol vii, 176
A Little. Vol iv, 162
A Strange, House. Vol vii, 167
Courtships. Vol iv, 164
Day. Vol iii, 82

Bird Day in Schools. Vol i, 123

Birdland Secrets. Vol vii, 157

Bird Life, Destruction of. Vol v, 109
in India. Vol vii, 187

Bird Lovers, Some. Vol iii, 81
Lovers, Two. Vol vi, 212
Miscellany. Vol ii, 195, 235
Notes. Vol vi, 187
Notes. Vol vii, 19
of Paradise, The King. Vol iv, 124, =126=, 127
Only a. Vol iii, 73
Study, The Psychology of. Vol vi, 53
Superstitions. Vol iii, 172, 132
Song. Vol i, 187
Song. Vol ii, 1, 41, 81
Songs of Memory. Vol iii, 124
Study, The Fascination of. Vol iii, 164
The Flown. Vol vi, 61
The Mound. Vol iii, 114
The Dead. Vol vii, 199
The Silliest in the World. Vol vii, 229
The, We May Hear Sing. Vol vii, 193
The Wise Little. Vol vii, 7
Worth Its Weight in Gold. Vol. vi, 206

Birds, Accidents to. Vol vi, 77
and Animals of the Philippines. Vol iv, 48
and Farmers. Vol i, 213
and Farmers. Vol vii, 228
and Ornithologists. Vol vi, 80
and Reptiles Related. Vol vii, 188
and the Weather. Vol vii, 29
Answer. Vol iii, 83
as Shepherds. Vol v, 20
Carry Seeds, How. Vol v, 37
Defense of Some. Vol v, 211
Foreign Song, in Oregon. Vol iii, 123
Foretell Marriage. Vol iv, 16
Gathered His Almond Crop. Vol vi, 228
Hints on the Study of Winter. Vol iii, 109
Honey. Vol vi, 116
in Captivity. Vol ii, 121
Interesting Facts About. Vol iii, 100
in the Schools. Vol iii, 20
in Garden and Orchard. Vol iv, 153
in Storms. Vol iv, 163
in the Iliad. Vol iv, 234
in Town. Vol vi, 89
Migratory. Vol v, 37
Migratory. Vol vii, 204
Mentioned in the Bible. Vol iv, 48
Mounting of. Vol vi, 86
Nebraska's Many. Vol vi, 84
of Alaska. Vol iv, 95
of Bethlehem. Vol ii, 223
of Passage. Vol ii, 173
of Prey, Useful. Vol iv, 88
Pairing in Spring. Vol iii, 189
Reasoning Powers of. Vol. iv, 43
A Strange House. Vol. vii, 167
Sleeping-places of. Vol iv, 164
Snow. Vol vii, 79
Snow Prisons of. Vol vii, 164
Story of. Vol ii, 224
Taming. Vol vii, 103
That Do Not Sing. Vol v, 188
The Return of the. Vol i, 101
Traveling. Vol vi, 73
Twilight. Vol vi, 67
Wild, in London. Vol iv, 92
Young Wild. Vol vi, 71

Birdland, Stories from. Vol vi, 229
The Tramps of. Vol vi, 195

Bison, The American. Vol vii, 42

Bittern, Least. Vol iii, =46=, 47
The American. Vol vii, =146=

Black Bird, Red-Winged. Vol i, =69=, 64, 71

Black Bird, The Yellow-Headed. Vol. vii, =15=, 14
Blood-root. Vol vii, =178=, 179

Blue Bird. Vol i, =79=, 75, 78, 86
Mountain. Vol ii, _203_, 205
The. Vol v, 181
The First. Vol v, 181

Boarder, A Transient. Vol v, 101

Boar, The Brave. Vol vii, 120

Bobolink. Vol i, 92, 93, =94=

Bobby's Cottontail. Vol vii, 67

Bobolink. Vol vi, 215

Bobolink's Song. Vol iv, 61

Bob White. Vol iii, 16, =18=, 19, 24

Boy, What the Wood Fire Said to the Little. Vol vi, 173

Brazil Nut. Vol v, =27=, 26

Brook, A Book by the. Vol iv, 39

Broock, The. Vol vii, 176

Buddha, The Youth of. Vol iii, 237

Bunting, Indigo. Vol i, =172=
Lazuli. Vol ii, =198=, 196, 199

Butterflies. Vol iv, =22=, =63=, =103=, 103, =145=, =183=, 223
Love to Drink. Vol iv, 182
are Protected? How. Vol iv, 62

Butterfly, The. Vol iv, 142
Trade, The. Vol iv, 22

Butterfly's History. Vol vii, 197

Butternut, The. Vol v, =94=, 96

Cactus. Vol iv, =210=, 211

Canaries. Vol iv, =166=, 167

Cañon of the Colorado, The Grand. Vol vi, 106, 107, 120

Captives Escape. Vol ii, 116

Carbons. Vol vii, =82=, 83

Catbird. Vol i, =186=, 183, 184

Charity, The, of Bread Crumbs. Vol v, 115

Charley and the Angleworm. Vol vi, 12

Chat, Yellow-Breasted. Vol iii, =238=, 236, 239
Yellow-Breasted. Vol iv, 149

Cheeper, A Sparrow Baby. Vol vi, 103

Chestnut. Vol v, =27=, 26

Chewink. Vol vi, =158=

Chickadee, Black-Capped. Vol i, 161, =165=, 168
The. Vol vii, 168

Child-Study Literature, A Contribution to. Vol vi, 85

Chimney Swift. Vol ii, =131=, 133

Chimpanzee. Vol i, 1, =2=

Chipmunk, The. Vol vi, =177=, 179

Chippy. A Baby Mocking Bird. Vol vii, 155

Christmas Once, Is Christmas Still. Vol vi, 223
Trees. Vol iv, 220

Christmas, Where Missouri Birds Spend. Vol iii, 84

Cineraria. Vol v, =236=

Cloves. Vol v, =121=, 122

Coca. Vol vi, =202=, 203

Cocoa-nut. Vol v, =94=, 95

Cock of the Rock. Vol i, =19=, 21

Cockatoo Rose. Vol iii, 29, 30, 31

Coffee. Vol. v, 197, 204-210, 207

Color Photographs and Conversation Lessons. Vol iv, 194

Color Photograph, A Study of the. Vol. vi, 216

Common Minerals and Valuable Ores. Vol. vi, =189=, 191

Constantinople, From. Vol iv, 158

Contentment. Vol iii, 163

Cony, The. Vol v, =202=, 203

Coot, American. Vol iii, 98, 96, 99

Cotton Fabrics. Vol vii, 5
Textiles. Vol vii, 53

Count, Can Animals? Vol. iv, 180

Coues, The Late Dr. Elliott. Vol vii, 65

Cowbird. Vol vi, =224=

Coyote. Vol iv, =50=, 51

Crane, Sandhill. Vol v, =46=, 47
Queer Doings of a. Vol iii, 44

Creeper, Brown. Vol iii, 212, =214=, 215

Crossbill, American. Vol i, 126, =127=

Crow, American. Vol i, 97, =98-, 100

Cruelty, The Badge of. Vol vi, 128

Crusade, The Feather. Vol v, 221

Cuba and the Sportsman. Vol vi, 140

Cuckoo, Yellow-bellied. Vol ii, =95=, 94

Cup, The Scarlet-Painted. Vol vii, 92

Daisy, The Field. Vol vii, 199

December. Vol vi, 229

Dickcissel. Vol iii, 146, =147=, 149

Dictionary, Bailey's. Vol vii, 109

Digitalis. Vol vii, =173=, 170

Dog, The Pointer. Vol vi, =51=, 49

Dogs, Something About. Vol. vii, 221

Dove, Ring-Necked. Vol vii, =212=
The Turtle. Vol vii, 44
The, Noah's Messenger. Vol vii, 25

Dolphin, Bottlenose. Vol. iv, =134=, 135

Dove, Mourning. Vol. ii, 111, =113=, Vol.iii, 204

Doves of Venice. Vol. iv, 100

Duck, Baldpate. Vol iii, =50=, 48, 51
Black. Vol iii, =86=, 87
Canvas-Back. Vol ii, =20=, 18
Farms, Eider. Vol iii, 113
Golden-Eye, American. Vol iv, =231=, 230
Mallard. Vol ii, =11=, 10, 13
Mandarin. Vol i, 11, 8, =9=
Old Squaw. Vol iii, =223=, 225
Pintail. Vol iii, =178=, 176, 179
Red-Head. Vol iv, =151=, 150
Ruddy. Vol vii, =118=, 119
Ring-Billed. Vol vii, =166=, 167
Wood. Vol. ii, =21=, 23, 24

Eagle, The. Vol v, =24=, 36
Bald-headed. Vol ii, =3=, 2, 5

Ears. Vol iv, 121

Earth, How Formed. Vol vi, =111=, 110

Easter Egg, The Origin of. Vol vii, 151
Lilies. Vol vii, 157

Egg Collecting. Vol v, 216
What Is an. Vol iii, 60

Eggs. Vol iii, 154, =155=, =195=, =235=
Birds, Why and Wherefore of the Colors of. Vol vi, 152
of the Birds Let Us Protect. Vol iii, 154

Egrets, The Young. Vol vii, 137

Egyptian Trees for America. Vol vii, 240

Emperor's Bird's Nest, The. Vol vi, 48

Eyes. Vol iv, 117

Fabrics, Linen. Vol vii, 113

Fashion's Clamor. Vol vi, 200

Fashion, Spring. Vol v, 186.

Feather, Changes in Color. Vol vi, 2

Feathers. Vol v, 161
or Flowers? Vol iii, 180

February.
Vol vii, 85
Vol v, 73

Fern, The Petrified. Vol. iv, 83

Filbert. Vol v, =27=, 26

Finch, Purple. Vol iii, =54=, 55

Finns, Bird Lore of the Ancient. Vol vi, 186

Fish Have Favorite Haunts. Vol vii, 229

Fishing, Uncle Nick on. Vol vii, 194

Flicker. Vol i, =89=, 90

Flamingo. Vol ii, =221=, 218

Flower, The Bee and the. Vol vi, 164

Flowers,
The Death of the. Vol iv, 189
The Language of. Vol v, 74
Use of. Vol iv, 34
Wild, of May. Vol vii, 236
With Horns and Claws. Vol v, 132

Fly-catcher, Arkansas. Vol iii, =231=, 230
Scissor-Tailed. Vol i, =161=, 163
Vermillion. Vol ii, 193, 192

Forced Partnership, A. Vol iii, 60

Forests, Moral Value of. Vol vii, 152.

Forest, A Submerged. Vol vii, 200

Forests. Vol vi, =97=-102

Foster Brother's Kindness. Vol iii, 194

Fowls, Farm Yard. Vol vi, =118=, 119

Fox, American Gray. Vol iv, 105, 106, =107=
The Kit. Vol v, =182=
Red. Vol iv, 66, =67=, 69

Friend of the Birds. Vol iii, 43

Fruit Bats in the Philippines. Vol vii, 173

Gallinule, Purple. Vol i, =121=, 120

Gameless Country, A. Vol iv, 229

Genista. Vol vii, =226=, 224

Geography Lessons. Vol vii, 73

Getting Acquainted With the Teacher. Vol vii, 121

Ginger. Vol v, =50=, 49

Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray. Vol iii, =94=, 95

God's Silence and His Voices Also. Vol v, 222

Goldenrod. Vol iv, =155=, 154, 230

Goldfinch, American. Vol ii, =128=, 129, 130

Goose, Canada. Vol iii, =210=, 208, 211
White-fronted. Vol ii, =168=, 166, 169
That Takes a Hen Sailing. Vol iii, 194
Plant in Bloom. Vol vii, 210

Gopher, The. Vol vii, =70=, 71

Grackle, Bronzed. Vol ii, =230=, 228, 231

Grape, The. Vol v, =178=, 179

Grebe, Piedbilled. Vol i, =134=, =135=, 137

Grosbeak, Evening. Vol ii, 68, =70=, 71
Rose-Breasted. Vol i, =113=, 115
The Blue. Vol vii, =183=, 182

Grouse, Black. Vol ii, =220=, 217
Dusky. Vol iii, =151=, 150
Prairie Sharp-tailed. Vol iv, =166=, 167
Ruffed. Vol i, =220=, 218, 221

Gull, Bonaparte's. Vol v, =214=, 215
Herring. Vol iv, =86=, 87
Ring-billed. Vol i, =199=, 198

Halo, The. Vol i, 150

Hans and Mizi. Vol vii, 72

Hare, Epitaph of a. Vol v, 98

Hare, The Northern Prairie. Vol v, =106=, 107

Hawk, John's. Vol vi, 42
Marsh. Vol i, =159=, 158
Night. Vol i, =178=, 175
Red-shouldered. Vol iv, =98=, 96, 99
Red-tailed. Vol vi, =208=, 209
Sparrow. Vol iii, =105=, 106

Helpless, The. Vol v, 72

Hen Sailing, A Goose that Takes a. Vol iii, 194

Heron, A Baby. Vol vii, 49
Black-crowned. Vol i, =196=, 197
Great Blue. Vol iii, =190=, 191
Snowy. Vol ii, =38=, 39

Hickory Nut. Vol v, =26=, 27

Holly Tree, The. Vol v, 12

Home, An Abandoned. Vol v, 150, 198
Returning. Vol vi, 115

How the Birds Secured Their Rights. Vol ii, 115

Humming Birds. Vol iv, =216=, 218, 219
Allen's. Vol ii, =210=, 211

Humming Bird, A Rare. Vol vi, 145
Ruby-throated. Vol ii, =97=, 100

Humor, A Vein of. Vol v, 125

Hyacinth. Vol v, =190=, 191

Ibis, The Scarlet. Vol vii, =154=, 155

Ibis, The White. Vol v, =70=, 71

Ibis, White-faced Glossy. Vol iii, =226=, 227

I Can But Sing. Vol iii, 186

I Know Not Why. Vol vii, 119

Illuminations, Strange. Vol vii, 30

Indirection. Vol vi, 22

In Orders Gray. Vol vi, 237

Insect Life Underground. Vol vi, =92=, 94

Instinct and Reason. Vol iv, 73

In the Old Log House. Vol vii, 158

Ireland's Lost Glory. Vol vii, 188

Iris. Vol v, =74=, 75

Iron Ores. Vol vi, =189=, 191

January. Vol vii, 1

Jay, American Blue. Vol i, =39=, 41

Jay, Arizona Green. Vol i, =146=, 148
Canada. Vol i, 116, =117=, 119
Steller's. Vol vii, =111=, 110

Jim and I. Vol vi, 149

Johnny Appleseed. Vol vii, 211

Junco, Slate-Colored. Vol ii, =153=, 155

June. Vol iii, 201
A Day in. Vol vi, 8

Kangaroo. Vol v, =157=, 159

Killdeer, The. Vol vii, =51=, 50

Kingbird. Vol ii, =156=, 158
Arkansas. Vol iii, =230=, 231

Kingfisher, American. Vol i, 60, =61=, 63
European. Vol ii, 188, =190=, 191

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned. Vol ii, =108=, 110

Lady's Slipper, The. Vol vi, =146=, 148

Lark, The. Vol ii, 134

Lark, Horned. Vol ii, =134=, 135
Meadow. Vol i, 105, =106=, 108
The Song of the. Vol vii, 101

Lemon, The. Vol v, =13=, 15

Licorice. Vol vii, =87=, 86

Life in a Nest. Vol iii, 69

Lilies, Water. Vol vi, =82=, 83

Lily of the Valley. Vol vii, =46=, 47

Lincoln, Washington and. Vol v, 60

Little Billee, The Story of. Vol v, 41
Busy Bodies. Vol v, 113

Lion, African. Vol iv, =206=, 207

Loon. Vol iv, =58=, 59

Longspur, Smith's. Vol i. =123=, 125

Lory, Blue Mountain. Vol i, =66=, 67

Lost Mate. Vol ii, 126

Lurlaline. Vol vi, 85

Lyre Bird. Vol vi, =218=, 219

Magpie. Vol vii, =195=, 197

Mandioca. Vol vi, 72

Marbles. Vol vi, =62=, 65

March. Vol iii, 82
Vol vii, 103
and May. Vol v, 212

Marked with Bleeding Hearts. Vol vii, 44

Martin, The Purple. Vol vii, =207=, 206

Maryland Yellow-throat. Vol vi, =214=, 215

May. Vol vii, 193

Mayflowers. Vol vi, 109

Memory, Bird Songs of. Vol iii, 124

Merganser, The Hooded. Vol v, =118=, 119
Red-breasted. Vol ii, =54=, 55

Midsummer. Vol iv, 65

Minerals. Vol vi, =74=
Vol vii, =38=
Vol vii, =82=, 83
Vol vii, =142=, 139

Mink, The. Vol vii, =75=, 74

Miscellany. Vol iv, 109

Mississippi, The. Vol vi, 174

Mistletoe, Myths and the. Vol iv, 212
The. Vol v, =22=, 23

Mole Cricket Lodge. Vol vii, 78
Common American. Vol v, =133=, 134
The Duck. Vol v, =80=, 82
The Hairy-tailed. Vol v, =230=, 231

Monkeys as Gold Finders. Vol vii, 173

Moth, The Cecropia. Vol vii, 223

Mot-Mot, Mexican. Vol i, =49=, 57

Moths. Vol iv, 183

Mocking Bird, American. Vol i, =192=, 193, 201.
Vol iv, 61

Mountain Lion. Vol v, =10=, 11

Murre Brunnichs. Vol iii, =206=, 207

Music, Color in. Vol iii, 161

Mushrooms on Benches. Vol vii, 48

Muskrat. Vol vii, =122=

My Neighbor in the Apple Tree. Vol vi, 1

Narcissus, The. Vol vi, =198=, 199

National Council of Women. Vol i, 150

Naturalist, The Young. Vol vii, 36, 95, 143, 185, 215

Nature at First Hand. Vol v, 175
Accordance of. Vol vi, 80
Some Lovers of. Vol iii, 229
Study and Nature's Rights. Vol iv, 176
Study, How a Naturalist Is Trained. Vol vi, 41
Study in the Public Schools. Vol vi, 79
The Voice of. Vol iv, 136

Nature's Adjustments. Vol iv, 41
Grotesque. Vol iv, 149
Orchestra. Vol iv, 161

Nest, A Metal Bird's. Vol vi, 32
A Winter. Vol ii, 192
Story of a. Vol vi, 188

Nests, Birds'. Vol iii, 204

Nesting Time. Vol i, 149, 150

Niagara Falls. Vol vi, =142=, 143

Nightingale. Vol iii, 136, =138=, 139
To a. Vol iii, 141

Nonpareil. Vol i, =1=, 3, 15

Noses. Vol v, 65

Nutmeg. Vol v, =145=, 147

Nuthatch, Red-breasted. Vol vii, =202=, 203
White-breasted. Vol ii, =118=, 119

Nuts. Vol v, =26=, 27

Oak, The. Vol v, 134

Oak, The Brave Old. Vol vi, 102

Ocelot. Vol iv, 30, =31=

October. Vol iv, 157

Odd Places Chosen. Vol vii, 182

Oil Wells. Vol vi, =122=

Old Abe. Vol ii, 35

Old Year and Young Year. Vol vii, 1

Oologists, A Suggestion to. Vol vi, 20

Opossum, The Crab-eating. Vol v, =58=, 59
Vol vii, =219=, 218

Optimus. Vol vi, 109

Ores. Vol vi, =70=, 71
Common. Vol vii, =38=, =82=, 83, =142=, 139

Ornithological Congress, 1897. Vol ii, 201

Oriole, Baltimore. Vol i, 205, 206, =207=
Orchard. Vol i, 156, =157=
Golden. Vol i, 34, =36=

Osprey, American. Vol ii, 42, =43=, 45

Ostrich. Vol iii, =166=, 167, 168

Otter, American. Vol iv, 172, =174=, 175

Our Neighbor. Vol iii, 203

Our Feathered Friends. Vol vii, 181

Our Little Martyrs. Vol vii, 146

Ovenbird. Vol iii, =126=, 127
The Golden Crowned Thrush. Vol vi, 90

Owls. Vol v, 78

Owl's Sanctuary, The. Vol v, 223

Owl, The American Barn. Vol v, =154=, 155
The Early. Vol iii, 12
Long-eared. Vol i, 109, =111=, 112
Sanctuary, The. Vol v, 223
Screech. Vol i, =151=, 153, 154
Saw-whet. Vol iii, 61, 62, =63=
Short-eared. Vol iii, 25, 26, =27=
Snowy. Vol i. 209, 210, =211=

Paper, Rice. Vol vii, 239

Paradise, Birds of. Vol iii, 140

Paradise, Red Bird of. Vol i, 22, =23=, 25
Kingbird of. Vol iv, 124, =126=, 127

Park, Forest. Vol vi, 61

Paroquet, The. Vol vi, 169
The Carolina. Vol vi, =170=-173

Parrakeet, Australian. Vol i, 16, =18=

Parrot, Double Yellow-headed. Vol iii, 181, 182, =183=

Parrot, King. Vol i, 50, =51=

Partridge, Gambel's. Vol ii, =78=, 79
Mountain. Vol iii, 34, =35=
Scaled. Vol iii, 114, =115=
The Call. Vol vii, 180

Peach, The. Vol vi, 182, =183=

Peacock, The. Vol v, 77
The. Vol vii, 98, =101=

Pea Nut. Vol v, 26, =27=

Pecan. Vol v, 26, =27=

Peccary. Vol iv, 128, =130=

Perch, The Yellow. Vol vi, 86, =87=

Pet, A Household. Vol iv, 52

Petrel, Stormy. Vol iii, 88, =90=, 91, 92

Pewee, Wood. Vol ii, 144, =146=, 147, 148

Pheasant, Golden. Vol i, 12, =13=
Japan. Vol i, =86=, 88
Ring-Necked. Vol ii, 232, =233=
Silver. Vol iii, 110, =111=

Phalarope, Wilson's. Vol ii, =66=, 67

Philippine Islands, Plant Products of. Vol vi, 115

Phoebe. Vol ii, =106=, 107

Pictures, The Influence of. Vol vi, 78

Pigeon, Crowned. Vol iii, =6=, 7
Passenger. Vol iii, 21, 22, =23=
Passenger. Vol iv, 25

Pigeons, The. Vol iii, 4

Pine, The Edible. Vol v, =94=, 96

Pineapple. Vol v, 110, =111=

Plant, A Fly-catching. Vol vi, 29

Plants, Strange. Vol vii, 175

Pleas for the Speechless. Vol iii, 33

Plover, Belted Piping. Vol ii, 174, =175=
Golden. Vol iv, =178=, 179
Semipalmated Ring. Vol ii, 6, =8=, 9
Snowy. Vol iii, 70, =71=

Pointer, The. Vol vi, 49, =51=

Pokagon, Chief Simon. Vol v, 173

Poppy, The. Vol vii, =130=, 128

Porcupine, Canadian. Vol iv, 186, =187=

Prairie Hen. Vol iv, =18=, 19
Lesser. Vol iii, 74, =75=

Primrose, The. Vol vii, =135=, 134

Prophet, Ted's Weather. Vol vi, 180

Ptarmigan, The Willow. Vol vii, =106=, 107

Puffin, Tufted. Vol iv, =138=, 139

Puma. Vol v, =10=, 11

Quail, The Massena. Vol vii, =158=

Quadrille, The Quails'. Vol v, 176

Quarrel Between Jenny Wren and the Flycatchers. Vol v, 192

Queer Relations. Vol iii, 233

Quince, The. Vol vii, =34=, 35.

Rail, The Clapper. Vol vii, =62=

Rail, The Virginia. Vol vii, =3=, 2

Rabbit, American. Vol iv, 26, =27=

Raccoon, American. Vol iv, =90=, 91

Rail, Sora. Vol ii, 46, =48=, 49

Raven, The. Vol vii, =235=
and the Dove. Vol vi, 36

Red Bird, American. Vol i, 72, =74=

Redbreast, Invitation to. Vol v, 158

Reflections. Vol vii, 169

Rhea, South American. Vol iii, =166=, 167, 168

Robert and Peepsey. Vol vi, 221

Robin, American. Vol i, 54, =55=, 59

Robin's Mistake. Vol vii, 24

Rocks, Terraced, Yellowstone Park. Vol vi, =110=

Roller, Swallow-Tailed Indian. Vol i, 42, =43=

Rooster, That. Vol vi, 132
and Hen. Vol vi, =118=

Sandpiper, Bartramian. Vol iii, =134=, 135

Sandpiper, Least. Vol iv, 70, =71=

Sandpiper, Pectoral. Vol iv, 114, =115=

Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied. Vol ii, 137, =140=, 143

Sap Action. Vol v, 54

Science, Outdoor. Vol vi, 24

Scoter, American. Vol ii, 32, =33=

Sea Children, The. Vol vi, 79

Seal, Threatened Extermination of the Fur. Vol vi, 181

Seasick, When Animals are. Vol vi, 192

Secrets of an Old Garden. Vol iv, 16

Seminary for Teaching Bird How to Sing. Vol iv, 78

Sheep, Mountain. Vol iv, =74=

Shells and Shell Fish. Vol vi, =58=, 59

Shells, The Rock. Vol vii, =190=, 191

Ship of the Desert, The. Vol v, 37

Shrike, Loggerhead. Vol i, 202, =203=

Silk Worm. Vol iv, 222, =223=

Skin. Vol v, 137

Skunk, American. Vol iv, =233=

Skylark. Vol ii, =61=, 63, 64. Vol iv, 176

Snail, A Floating. Vol vii, 240

Snake Bird (Anhinga). Vol ii, =26=, 27

Snipe, Wilson's. Vol iv, =6=, 7

Snowbirds. Vol ii, 170

Snowflake. Vol ii, =150=, 151, 152

Snowflakes. Vol iv, 229. Vol v, 89

Some Early Risers. Vol vii, 212

Songs Remembered. Vol vii, 13

Songsters, About the. Vol iv, 21

Southward Bound. Vol vii, 20

Sparrow, English. Vol iii, 175. Vol ii, 206, =208=, 209
Fox. Vol iii, =14=, 15
New Champion for the. Vol iv, 135
Song. Vol ii, 90, =91=, 93
Not a, Falleth. Vol vii, 125
The English. Vol vii, 97

Spider, The Grasshopper. Vol vii, 8

Sponges. Vol vii, 138

Spoonbill, Roseate. Vol iii, 142, =143=, 145

Sportsman, Cuba and the. Vol vi, 140
The Bloodless. Vol iv, 39

Spring, The Coming of. Vol v, 168
Has Come. Vol vii, 192
The Herald of. Vol vii, 102
The Procession of. Vol vii, 145
Thoughts. Vol iii, 185

Springtime, A. Vol v, 156

Squirrel, Black. Vol vii, =22=, 23
Gray. Vol iv, 110, =111=
European. Vol vi, =234=
Flying. Vol iv, =214=, 215
Fox. Vol iv, =54=, 55, 56
Red. Vol iv, =14=
The Hunted. Vol iv, 119
Town. Vol iv, 4

Squirrel's Use of His Tail, The. Vol v, 103
Road. Vol iv, 44

St. Silverus, Legend of. Vol vi, 228

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, Letter from. Vol vi, 77

Stilt, Black-necked. Vol iii, =174=, 175

Study, A Window. Vol v, 90

Stump, The Gray. Vol vii, 12

Summer, Indian. Vol vi, 176

Summer Pool, The. Vol v, 218

Swallow, Barn. Vol i, 79, =80=

Swan, Black. Vol iii, 65, 66, =67=
White. Vol vi, =82=, 84

Symbol, A. Vol iv, 208

Taffy and Tricksey. Vol vi, 17

Tanager, Summer. Vol ii, =163=, 165

Tanager, Red-rumped. Vol i, 30, =31=, 33
Scarlet. Vol i, 214, =216=, 217

Tansy Cakes. Vol vii, 180

Tarsier, The. Vol v, 228

Tea. Vol vi, =154=, 155

Teal, The Blue-Winged. Vol vii, =10=, 11
The Cinnamon. Vol vii, =58=, 59
Green-winged. Vol ii, 213, 214, =215=

The Country! The Country! Vol. vii, 68

Tenants, The New. Vol iii, 37, 77, 117, 157, 197, 220

Tern, Common. Vol iv, =46=, 47
Black. Vol i, =103=, 104
Caspian. Vol iv, 190, =191=

Tess. Vol v, 1

The New Sport. Vol vii, 77
Pink House in the Apple Tree. Vol vii, 31
Swinging Lamps of Dawn. Vol vii, 62
Treating of Whitey. Vol vii, 127

Thirty Miles for an Acorn. Vol iv, 29

Thoughts. Vol iii, 146

Thrush, Brown. Vol i, 82, 83, =84=
Hermit. Vol ii, 86, =88=, 89
The Hermit. Vol vi, 104
The Water. Vol v, =226=, 227
Wood. Vol i, 179, 180, =181=

Thyme Plant. Vol vii, 230, =231=

Titmouse, Tufted. Vol v, 97, =98=

To a Water Fowl. Vol ii, 76

Tongues. Vol v, 5

Toucan, Yellow-throated. Vol i, 26, =27=, 29

Towhee. Vol vi, 158-=161=

Transplanting, A. Vol vi, 210

Tree, The Sorrowful. Vol vii, 44
The Triplet. Vol vii, 163

Trees, Countries Devoid of. Vol vii, 163
Planting the. Vol vii, 150
Vol v, 233
Awesome. Vol vi, 67
Curious. Vol vi, 44
and Eloquence. Vol vi, 30

Trogon, Resplendent. Vol i, 4, =5=, 7

Tropic Bird, Yellow-billed. Vol ii, 184, =186=, 187

Trout, Brook. Vol vi, =135=, 137

Trumpeters, The. Vol v, 120

Turgenief, Ivan, Prose Poems of. Vol v, 180

Turkey, Wild. Vol ii, 177, =180=, 183

Turkey's Farewell. Vol iv, 162

Turnstone. Vol ii, 170, =171=

Turtle, The Geographic. Vol v, 62, =63=
Snapping. Vol v, 38, =39=

Vegetation in the Philippines. Vol vii, 80

Verdin. Vol ii, =226=, 227

Viceroy, Transformation of the. Vol vi, 185

Vireo, Red-eyed. Vol iii, 8, =10=, 11. Vol v, 194

Vireo, Warbling. Vol ii, 138, =141=
Yellow-throated. Vol i, =189=, 191

Voices. Vol iv, 201

Vulture, California. Vol iv, 226, =227=
Turkey. Vol ii, 72, =73=, 75

Vultures, Vision and Scent of. Vol v, 163

Walnut, The Black. Vol v, =94=, 96

Walnut, English. Vol v, 26, =27=

Warbler, Black-and-White Creeping. Vol i, 222, =224=

Warbler, Blackburnian. Vol ii, =123=, 125

Warbler, Black-throated Blue. Vol vi, =46=-48
Bay-breasted. Vol iii, =170=, 171
Blue-winged Yellow. Vol vi, =22=, 23
Cape May. Vol v, 86, =87=
Cerulean. Vol ii, 178, =181=
Chestnut-sided. Vol vi, 38, =39=
Golden-winged. Vol vi, 26, =27=
Kentucky. Vol ii, 50, =51=, 53
Magnolia. Vol iii, 186, =187=
Maryland Yellow-throat. Vol vi, =214=, 215
Mourning. Vol vi, =34=, 35
Myrtle. Vol vi, 14, =15=
Nashville. Vol v, 169, =171=
Prothonotary. Vol i, 168, =169=, 171
Sycamore, The. Vol vii, 116
Western Yellow-throat. Vol vi, =10=, 11
Yellow. Vol ii, =83=, 85

Warning, A Timely. Vol v, 89

Washington and Lincoln. Vol v, 60

Washington's Monument. Vol vii, 96

Water Fowl, To a. Vol ii, 76

Wax Wing, Bohemian. Vol i, =140=, 141
Cedar. Vol v, 193, =195=

Weasel, The. Vol vii, =27=, 26

We Believe It. Vol v, 109

Where Vegetables Came from. Vol vii, 226

Whippoorwill. Vol v, 2, =34=, 35
The. Vol vi, 66

White, Gilbert and Selbourne. Vol iii, 41

Wild Animals, Taming the Smaller. Vol v, 127

Wild Cat. Vol vi, =230=-233

Wings. Vol vii, 119

Winter Time. Vol vi, 212

Wish-ton-wish. Vol vi, 162

Winter's Walk, A. Vol iv, 221

With Open Eyes. Vol vii, 17

Wolf, Black. Vol iv, 8, =10=
Prairie. Vol iv, =50=, 51

Wood, Pewee. Vol. ii, 144, =146=, 147, 148

Wood, The Edge of the. Vol vi, 68

Woodchuck. Vol v, =130=, 131

Woodcock, American. Vol ii, 28, =30=, 31

Woodmen, Five Little. Vol v, 91

Woodpecker, Arctic Three-toed. Vol iii, 128, =130=, 131
California. Vol i, 130, =131=, 133
Downy. Vol iii, 216, =218=, 219
How It Knows. Vol vi, 144
Ivory-billed. Vol iii, 101, 102, =103=
Pileated. Vol vi, 217
Red-bellied. Vol iii, 56, =58=, 59
Red-headed. Vol i, 45, 46, =47=
Story, Emerson and the. Vol v, 56

Woods, A Winter Walk in the. Vol vii, 90

Woods, Our Native. Vol vi, 205
Polished. Vol vi, =130=, 131

Wooing Birds' Odd Ways. Vol iii, 52

Wren, House. Vol ii, 99, =101=, 104
Long-billed, Marsh. Vol i, 142, =144=, 145
The Envious. Vol iv, 185

Wrens. Vol iii, 204

Yellow Legs. Vol ii, 58, =60=

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| Transcriber's Note: |
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| Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. |
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| On page 230 this note appeared: |
| "NOTE.--See illustration of _thyme plant_ on page 171 marked |
| digitalis through error. For description of digitalis see page |
| 170." |
| A plate showing Thyme but labelled Digitalis appears in both |
| Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1900 (p. 171) and the current issue |
| (p. 231). The plate on p. 171 was replaced with one showing |
| Digitalis and the caption for the plate on p. 231 was changed |
| to Thyme. |
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| Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant |
| form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed. |
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| Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained. |
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| Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs |
| and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that |
| references them. |
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| Italicized words are surrounded by underline characters, |
| _like this_. Words in bold characters are surrounded by equal |
| signs, =like this=. |
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| The Contents table were added by the transcriber. |
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| The index contains links to articles in other issues of _Birds |
| and Nature_ magazine: Volume VII Number 1, January, 1900, Volume |
| VII Number 2, February 1900, Volume VII Number 3, March 1900, |
| Volume VII Number 4, April 1900. |
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| Incorrectly alphabetized entries in the cumulative index were |
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