IV. THE WITCHING WREN 72 Winter Wren. _Troglodytes hiemalis._ Chipping Sparrow. _Spizella socialis._
V. WHIMSICAL WAYS IN BIRD-LAND 88 Yellow-breasted Chat. Icteria virens.
VI. THE "BIRD OF THE MUSICAL WING" 103 Ruby-throated Hummingbird. _Trochilus colubris._
VII. MY LADY IN GREEN 121 Ruby-throated Hummingbird. _Trochilus colubris._
VIII. YOUNG AMERICA IN FEATHERS 141 Maryland Yellow-throat. _Geothlypis trichus._ Thrasher. _Harporhynchus rufus._ Baltimore Oriole. _Icterus galbula._ Catbird. _Galeoscoptes Carolinensis._ Red-eyed Vireo. _Vireo olivaceus._ American Crow. _Corvus Americanus._ Wilson's Thrush. _Turdus fuscescens._ Towhee Bunting. _Pipilo erythrophthalmus._
IX. DOWN THE MEADOW 163 Golden-winged Woodpecker. _Colaptes auratus._ Red-winged Blackbird. _Agelaius ph[oe]nicens._ Bluebird. _Sialia sialis._ Vesper Sparrow. _Poocaëtes gramineus._ Eave Swallow. _Petrochelidon lunifrons._ Tree Swallow. _Tachycineta bicolor._
X. IN A COLORADO NOOK 177 Summer Yellow-bird. _Dendroica æstiva._ Western Chewink. _Pipilo maculatus articus._ Arkansas Goldfinch. _Spinus psaltria._ Maryland Yellow-throat. _Geothlypis trichus._ House Wren. _Troglodytes ædon._ Red-shafted Flicker. _Colaptes cafer._ Western Meadow Lark. _Sturnella magna neglecta._
XI. THE IDYL OF AN EMPTY LOT 192 Night Hawk. _Chordeiles virginianus._ English Sparrow. _Passer domesticus._ Thrasher. _Harporhynchus rufus._ Junco. _Junco hyemalis._ White-throat Sparrow. _Zonotrichia albicollis._ Ruby-crowned Kinglet. _Regulus calendula._ Hermit Thrush. _Turdus aonalaschkæ pallasii._
XII. THE SOLITAIRE 205 Clarin. _Myadestes obscurus._ Blue Jay. _Cyanocitta cristata._ Brazilian Cardinal. Mountain Whistler. _Siffleur montagne._ Trembleur. Townsend's Fly-catching Thrush. _Myadestes Townsendii._
XIII. INCOMPATIBILITY IN THE ORIOLE FAMILY 227 Orchard Oriole. _Icterus spurious._ Baltimore Oriole. _Icterus galbula._
To a brain wearied by the din of the city, the clatter of wheels, the jingle of street cars, the discord of bells, the cries of venders, the ear-splitting whistles of factory and shop, how refreshing is the heavenly stillness of the country! To the soul tortured by the sight of ills it cannot cure, wrongs it cannot right, and sufferings it cannot relieve, how blessed to be alone with nature, with trees living free, unfettered lives, and flowers content each in its native spot, with brooks singing of joy and good cheer, with mountains preaching divine peace and rest!