CHAPTER
I.--A Bird's Forefathers.
II.--How did the Birds First Fly, Perhaps?
III.--A Bird's Fore Leg.
IV.--Why did the Birds put on Soft Raiment?
V.--The Cut of a Bird's Frock.
VI.--About a Bird's Underwear.
VII.--A Bird's Outer Wrap.
VIII.--A Bird's New Suit.
IX.--"Putting on Paint and Frills" among the Birds.
X.--Color Calls among the Birds.
XI.--War and Weapons among the Birds.
XII.--Antics and Odor among the Birds.
XIII.--The Meaning of Music among Birds.
XIV.--Freaks of Bachelors and Benedicts in Feathers.
XV.--Step-Parents among Birds.
XVI.--Why did Birds begin to Incubate?
XVII.--Why do the Birds Build So.
XVIII.--Fastidious Nesting Habits of a few Birds.
XIX.--What Mean the Markings and Shapes of Bird's Eggs?
XX.--Why Two Kinds of Nestlings?
XXI.--How Some Baby Birds are Fed.
XXII.--How Some Grown-Up Birds get a Living.
XXIII.--Tools and Tasks among the Birds.
XXIV.--How a Bird Goes to Bed.
XXV.--A Little Talk on Bird's Toes.
XXVI.--The Way of a Bird in the Air.
XXVII.--How and Why do Birds Travel?
XXVIII.--What a Bird knows about Geography and Arithmetic.
XXIX.--Profit and Loss in the Birds.
XXX.--A Bird's Modern Kinsfolk.
XXXI.--An Introduction to the Bird.
XXXII.--Acquaintance with the Bird.
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