THE OLD YEAR. 1
THE WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. (_Loxia leucoptera._) 2
THE LEGEND OF THE CROSSBILL. 5
THE STUDY OF BACTERIA. 6
THE YELLOW-BREASTED FLYCATCHER. 8
THE TOWNSEND’S WARBLER. (_Dendroica townsendi._) 11
THE STORY OF SOME BLACK BUGS. 12
THE SOLITARY SANDPIPER. 13
THE KNOT OR ROBIN SNIPE. (_Tringa canutus._) 14
VIOLA BLANDA. (_Sweet White Violet._) 14
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BIRD. 17
THE AMERICAN HAWK OWL. (_Surnia ulula caparoch._) 23
A BIRD CALENDAR BY THE POETS. 24
So when the night falls and the dogs do howl 25
THE OYSTER AND ITS RELATIVES. 26
THE PASSING OF SUMMER. 32
When will the summer come again? 32
THE COLLARED LIZARD. (_Crotaphytus collaris._) 35
A NIGHT IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. A FAIRY STORY. 36
RABBIT’S CREAM. 37
THE APPLE. 38
Shed no tear!—O shed no tear 41
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF SEED-BEARING PLANTS. 42
VANILLA. (_Vanilla planifolia, Andrews._) 47