TO A HUMMINGBIRD. 49
THE ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD. (_Calypte anna._) 50
LONGING. 54
EXPERIENCES WITH “HUMMERS.” 55
MY HUMMINGBIRD. 56
THE RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD. (_Selasphorus rufus._) 59
WHAT A LITTLE MOUSE SAID. 60
ABOUT A SPARROW. 61
THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. (_Zonotrichia albicollis._) 62
A PLANT THAT MELTS ICE. 65
THE HUMMINGBIRDS. Maxime miranda in minimus! 66
EACH IN ITS OWN WAY. 68
THE PARULA WARBLER. (_Compsothlypis americana._) 71
A DAINTY LOVER. 72
A BIRD NOTE. 72
GOLDENROD. 72
BALLADE. 73
TOURMALINE. 74
THE STAR FISH. 79
IN THE MEADOW. 80
THE INDIAN ELEPHANT. (_Elephas indicus._) 83
THE WILD CLEMATIS. 84
TOPSY. 85
THE WALRUS. (_Trichechus rosmarus._) 86
TOUCHING INCIDENTS ABOUT PIGEONS. 89
ON THE SAN JOAQUIN. 90
THE BENGAL TIGER. (_Felis tigris._) 95
AD VESPERAM. 96