ILLUSTRATIONS
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Mother ’Possum and her FamilyFrontispiece
Ketchikan3
Myriads of Salmon5
“Father” Duncan7
Metlakatla8
Guest House9
“Father” Duncan’s Church10
Where the Indians Roamed11
Street Scene in Metlakatla12
Metlakatla Belles13
Indians Cheering the Secretary15
Totems at Sitka18
Indian War Canoe20
Petersburg22
Streams of Crystal Water23
Lighthouse near Dixon’s Entrance26
Sitka27
Priests of the Greek Church at Sitka28
Fairweather Range30
Upper Ice Fields31
The Author Looking into a Crevasse33
Native Women Trading35
Mother and Babe36
Playing in the Sand37
Native Boys out Gunning38
Sunset near St. Elias39
Cape St. Elias41
Hinchinbrook Island44
Valdez after the Flood45
Bruin in a Steel Trap46
Salmon Running up Stream to Spawn49
Killing Fish with a Club50
Gulls Feeding on Salmon51
A Good Fisherman52
Dogs Fishing for Salmon53
Indian Hut55
Indian Graves56
Indian Women Repairing the Bidarka57
Sunrise60
Our Permanent Camp61
An Island near Valdez65
Sea Lion Rocks67
Seward68
Seldovia69
Turbulent Shellicoff71
The Ravens72
Kodiak79
Gull Island80
Forget-me-nots81
Crow’s Nest and Young82
Nests of Eagle and Magpie83
Eagle Watching for Prey85
Eagle’s Nest and Young86
First Sight of Day88
Sea Parrot Incubating90
Sea Parrot’s Nest and Egg91
Characteristic Nest of "Gygis"93
Nest and Eggs of Herring Gull94
Our Camp among the Cottonwoods97
An Extinct Crater where the Bear Hibernate101
Where he fell103
Stretched Bear Skins105
Indian Barabara108
Kodiak Island Pinks109
Kenai River129
Lining the Boat133
Mid-day on the Kenai137
"Porky"141
The Tonsorial Artist at Work144
Ready for the Start147
Approaching the Low Pass149
Home of the White Sheep151
Seeking a Ford155
Ptarmigan167
A Bath in Lake Skilak174
Bay of Islands185
Constructing a Raft186
One Took to the Woods187
One of the Others188
Trailing Arbutus190
Spotted Sandpiper’s Nest192
Merganser’s Nest194
Nest of Wilson’s Thrush195
Learning to Swim199
Out for Themselves200
Learning to Walk201
Reflections202
Radiant Splendor206
Whiskey Jack208
Nest and Eggs of the White-Throated Sparrow209
Bunchberries213
The “Steady”215
Solitude217
Breakfast Head on the Humber River219
Color Blending224
Putting in the Ferret226
His Last Nibble229
In Hot Pursuit230
Picked up231
Down the Old Fence233
The Dog Listening to the Last Sound235
Did he Come out?236
The Hunting Party239
Dog and Coon in the Mix-up244
Home of the Cardinal249
Cardinal’s Nest and Eggs252
Winter in the North254
Indigo Bunting’s Nest with Cowbird’s Egg256
The Young Interloper258
A Well-Constructed Home259
Madam Vireo at Home260
The Usurper262
Young Flickers265
Nest and Eggs of Tanager267
Little Green Heron’s Nest268
Little Green Heron’s Nest269
Leaving the Nest270
Nest and Eggs of Grosbeak272
Nestlings273
Fledglings274
Tom at the Nest275
Nest and Eggs of Blue-Gray Gnat-Catcher276
Nest and Young of Goldfinch277
Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly on Queen Anne’s Lace278
Young Goldfinch280
Nest of Red-Wing Blackbird282
Young Red-Wing Blackbirds283
Homes of the Cliff Swallows285
Nest of the Song Sparrow287
A Tragedy in Nature288
Wood-Thrush289
Nest and Eggs of Wood-Thrush290
Up a Stump291
Wood-Thrush’s Nest with Young292
Nest and Eggs of American Redstart294
Lady Redstart and her Home295
Nest and Eggs of Blue-Winged Warbler296
Young Woodpeckers Foraging297
Nest and Eggs of the Thrasher299
On Night Turn300
Young Thrasher301
A Delightful Place306
Caught307
Nest and Eggs of Ruffed Grouse313
Not Certain315
A Sure Point317
Orchard Nest of Mourning Dove318
Two Little Turtle-Doves320