rifling nests, 128, 130;
swallowing a garter snake, 131, 146, 195, 256;
as a rattler, 309.
Snake, garter, 131;
as a rattler, 309.
Snake, glass, _or_ joint-snake, 263, 264.
Snake, green, 131;
protective coloring of, 260, 261.
Snakes, spring awakening of, 163;
their so-called power of charming, 255-257.
_See_ Hair-snake.
Snow, on Slide Mt., 54;
damage to peach buds caused by, 160;
tracks in, 302-304.
Snowbird, _or_ slate-colored junco (_Junco hyemalis_), 159.
Snowflake. _See_ Bunting, snow.
Sparrow, bush _or_ russet _or_ field (_Spizella pusilla_), 119;
song of, 165, 167.
Sparrow, Canada _or_ tree (_Spizella monticola_), 159.
Sparrow, English (_Passer domesticus_), 62, 77, 118, 119, 272, 275;
a female assists a chippie in feeding a young cowbird, 315.
Sparrow, fox (_Passerella iliaca_), song of, 308.
Sparrow, Henslow's (_Ammodramus henslowii_), 296.
Sparrow, lark. _See_ Finch, lark.
Sparrow, savanna (_Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna_), 296.
Sparrow, social. _See_ Chippie.
Sparrow, song (_Melospiza fasciata_), 64;
building on an insecure foundation, 123, 124, 159;
an interesting couple, 187-189;
song of, 169, 170, 187, 189;
nest and eggs of, 15, 63, 64, 123, 124, 135, 187-189.
Sparrow, swamp (_Melospiza georgiana_), 17;
nest of, 17.
Sparrow, yellow-winged _or_ grasshopper (_Ammodramus savannarum
passerinus_), 295-297;
notes of, 295, 296;
nest and eggs of, 296.
Spider, a Javan, 309.
Spider, flying, 220.
Spring, first days of, 158-160, 218-220.
Spring beauty. _See_ Claytonia.
Springs, in Kentucky, 232.
Spruce, 6;
a grove on Slide Mountain, 41, 42, 43.
Spruce, Norway, 285.
Squirrel, flying (_Sciuropterus volans_), 116;
habits of, 307.
Squirrel, gray (_Sciurus carolinensis_, var. _leucotis_), five tame
squirrels, 93-96, 177.
Squirrel, red (_Sciurus hudsonicus_), 95, 145, 184;
cautious habits of, 193, 194;
not so provident as the chipmunk, 194;
caught by cats and snakes, 194, 195, 256;
a race with a dog, 198, 199;
as a parachute, 306, 307.
Squirrel corn (_Dicentra canadensis_), 5, 6.
Starling, red-shouldered, _or_ red-winged blackbird (_Agelaius
phœniceus_), notes of, 218.
Stars, the, 215, 216.
Steeple-bush, _or_ hardhack, 11.
Strawberries, wild, 42, 43, 57.
Streams, in Kentucky, 231.
Sunflower, wild, 19.
Swallow, bank (_Clivicola riparia_), eggs of, 65.
Swallow, barn (_Chelidon erythrogaster_), 166, 260;
nest and eggs of, 65, 69, 70, 260.
Swallow, chimney, _or_ chimney swift (_Chætura pelagica_), flight
of, 69;
nest and eggs of, 65, 68, 69.
Swallow, cliff (_Petrochelidon lunifrons_), eggs of, 65.
Swallow, white-bellied _or_ tree (_Tachycineta bicolor_), eggs of,
65.
Swallows, hibernating of, 251, 252.
Swift, chimney. _See_ Swallow, chimney.
Swift, European, eggs of, 65.
Table Mountain, 43.
Tanager, scarlet (_Piranga erythromelas_), eggs of, 64.
Tanager, summer. _See_ Red-bird, summer.
Terrapin, _or_ land turtle, 196.
Thoreau, Henry David, a woman's view of, 107, 156, 204;
his _Walden_, 208;
his Journals, 208-210;
as an observer, 208-210, 253;
quotation from, 208, 209.
Thrasher, brown (_Harporhynchus rufus_), an unfortunate pair,
185-187, 236;
its song sung by a robin, 267;
song of, 168, 306;
nest and eggs of, 185-187.
Thrush, Bicknell's (_Turdus aliciæ bicknelli_), 46, 45;
visiting a garden, 300;
song of, 46, 48, 49, 54, 300.
Thrush, golden-crowned, _or_ golden-crowned accentor, _or_ oven-bird
(_Seiurus aurocapillus_), 70, 71;
song of, 71;
nest and eggs of, 70, 71.
Thrush, gray-cheeked (_Turdus aliciæ_), 14.
Thrush, hermit (_Turdus aonalaschkæ pallasii_), 14;
song of, 17, 46.
Thrush, wood (_Turdus mustelinus_), struggles with a piece of paper,
125, 126;
a domestic tragedy, 184, 185;
song of, 184, 185;
nest and eggs of, 125, 126, 184, 185.
Thyme, wild, 30.
Toad, 168;
the young after a shower, 254.
Toad-flax, 29.
Torrey, John, 253.
Tortoise, box, 309.
Towhee. _See_ Chewink.
Tree-frog, _or_ tree-toad, 254, 261.
Trees, succession of forest, 91.
Trillium, painted, 43.
Trout, brook, 57, 58.
Trout streams, beauty and purity of, 39, 40.
Turkey, domestic, 86.
Turkey, wild (_Meleagris gallopavo_), 101.
Turtle, land. _See_ Terrapin.
Turtle, spotted, 196.
Turtle-head. _See_ Chelone.
Turtles, 163, 196, 210.
Vervain, 29.
Violet, Canada, 20.
Violet, common, 20.
Violet, dog's-tooth. _See_ Adder's-tongue.
Violet, small white, 20.
Violet, spurred, 20.
Vireo (_Vireo_ sp.), a brood of young fed by a bluebird, 313, 314.
Vireo, red-eyed (_Vireo olivaceus_), 289, 297;
notes of, 297;
nest and eggs of, 8, 290, 291.
Virginia, journey through, 221, 222.
Warbler, black-poll (_Dendroica striata_), on Slide Mountain, 46;
song of, 46.
Warbler, hedge, song of, 308.
Wasps, stingless, 269.
Water-lily. _See_ Pond-lily.
Waxwing, cedar. _See_ Cedar-bird.
Weasel (_Putorius_ sp.), and his den, 111-117;
pursuing a chipmunk, 152-154, 309.
Wheat, chess grass and, 262, 263.
Whip-poor-will (_Antrostomus vociferus_), 71, 72;
protective coloring of, 261;
eggs of, 71, 261.
White, Gilbert, 266.
Whitman, Walt, quotations from, 213, 214, 247.
Wild animal, a mythical, 174, 175.
Willow-herb, 16.
Witch-hazel, 27.
Wittenberg, the, 35, 38, 56, 57.
Wolf, gray (_Canis lupus_), 102, 103.
Wolf, prairie (_Canis latrans_), 102.
Woman, observations of an invalid, 87-109.
Women, about the best lovers of nature, 88.
Woodchuck (_Arctomys monax_), friendly calls, 179;
mother and young, 180, 181;
a pet, 181, 182.
Woodcock, American (_Philohela minor_), 219, 220.
Woodland Valley, 37.
Woodpecker, downy (_Dryobates pubescens_), 66;
drumming of, 83, 145, 166;
winter retreats of, 271-273;
attacked by a bluebird, 272.
Woodpecker, hairy (_Dryobates villosus_), 273.
Woodpecker, red-headed (_Melanerpes erythrocephalus_), 238.
Woodpecker, yellow-bellied (_Sphyrapicus varius_), sapsucking habits
of, 258, 259.
Woodpeckers, eggs of, 64, 65;
drumming of, 83-85;
courtship of, 83-85.
Woods, traveling through pathless, 50, 51;
in Kentucky, 227-231.
Wordsworth, William, his love of nature, 204-207;
quotations from, 19, 204, 205.
Wren, Carolina (_Thryothorus ludovicianus_), on the Hudson, 300-302;
a performer, 301;
song of, 301, 302;
nest of, 68.
Wren, European, nest of, 68.
Wren, house (_Troglodytes aëdon_), occupying orioles' nests, 65, 66;
war with a bluebird, 66-68, 92;
feeding a brood of young robins, 314, 315;
overflowing with life and activity, 315;
"cock-nests" built by the male, 315;
notes of, 67, 68, 314;
nest and eggs of, 65, 66, 68, 70, 92, 314, 315.
Wren, long-billed marsh (_Cistothorus palustris_), "cock-nests"
built by the male, 315;
nest of, 68, 315.
Wren, short-billed marsh (_Cistothorus stellaris_), nest of, 68.
Wren, winter (_Troglodytes hiemalis_), 41;
song of, 41;
nest of, 68, 70.
Wryneck, eggs of, 65.
Yellowbird. _See_ Goldfinch.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:
Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the
original.
The following corrections have been made to the original text:
Page 21: contrasting[original has "constrasting"] it with the
fresh green
Page 99: an aristocrat and despised accordingly.[period
missing in original]
Page 316: That it had its[original has "it"] head bit off
Page 318: Catbird (_Galeoscoptes carolinensis_)[original has
"carolinenis"], 142
Punctuation has been standardized in the index.