TABLE OF CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.11

1. REARING BIRDS FROM THE NEST.18

2. DICK THE STARLING.21

3. RICHARD THE SECOND.25

4. VERDANT.44

5. THE WILD DUCKS.51

6. THE JAY.59

7. A YOUNG CUCKOO.67

8. THE TAMING OF OUR PETS.70

9. BIRDIE.80

10. ZÖE, THE NUTHATCH.87

11. TITMICE.99

12. BLANCHE, THE PIGEON.108

13. GERBILLES.112

14. WATER SHREWS.121

15. SQUIRRELS.126

16. A MOLE.131

17. HARVEST MICE.136

18. THE CALIFORNIAN MOUSE.140

19. SANCHO THE TOAD.143

20. ROMAN SNAILS.146

21. AN EARWIG MOTHER.152

22. THE SACRED BEETLE.157

23. SPIDERS.163

24. TAME BUTTERFLIES.173

25. ANT-LIONS.178

26. ROBINS I HAVE KNOWN.183

27. ROBERT THE SECOND.188

28. FEEDING BIRDS IN SUMMER195

29. RAB, MINOR.202

30. A VISIT TO JAMRACH.207

31. HOW TO OBSERVE NATURE214