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Editor: Frank M. Chapman

Transcriber's Note

Edited by FRANK M. CHAPMAN

Official Organ of the Audubon Societies

Audubon Department Edited by MABEL OSGOOD WRIGHT

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY ENGLEWOOD, N. J., AND NEW YORK CITY

Allen, J. A., The American Ornithologists' Union, 143.

Chapman, Frank M., 'Birds Through a Telescope,' 132; 'Gannets on Bonaventure,' 71; 'The Legend of the Salt,' 55; 'The Passing of the Tern,' 205; 'The Surprising Contents of a Birch Stub,' 187; editorials by, 2, 28, 63, 135, 169, 201; photographs by, 119, 149; reviews by, 26, 27, 61, 97, 98, 133, 167. Collins, H. M., 'The Peculiarities of a Caged Skylark,' 157. Cram, William Everett, 'Winter Bird Notes from Southern New Hampshire,' 180. Crolius, A. A., 'How the Central Park Chickadees Were Tamed,' 185.

Day, Mary F., 'Home-Life in a Chimney,' 78. Deane, Ruthven, President, report of, 66. Dutcher, William, 'Loons at Home,' 40.

Eaton, Isabel, 'Bird Studies for Children,' 17.

Fisher, Dr. A. K., 'Average Dates of Arrival of the Commoner Birds at Sing Sing, N. Y., during April and May,' 54.

Geery, D. R., 'Sparrow Proof Houses,' 60. Glover, Harriet D. C., Sec'y, report of, 31. Glover, Helen W., Sec'y, report of, 139. Grant, Annie M., Sec'y, reports of, 30, 204.

Hegner, Robert W., 'Photographing a Bluebird,' 43; 'The Prairie Horned Lark,' 152. Hodge, C. F., 'A Pleasant Acquaintance With a Hummingbird,' 155; 'On the Ethics of Caging Birds,' 158. Horack, Frank E., 'The Songs of Birds,' 96; 'A Singing Bluejay,' 197.

Ives, Ella Gilbert, 'The Cardinal at the Hub,' 83; 'The Cardinal in Maine,' 132.

Judd, Sylvester D., Ph. D., 'Collecting a Brown Thrush's Song,' 25.

Kearton, R., 'Photographing Shy Wild Birds and Beasts at Home,' 107. Kendall, Blanche, photographs by, 84, 85, 86. Kennard, Fred. H., 'A May Morning,' 91.

Lehmann, Lilli, A Message from, 103. Lemmon, Isabella McC., 'Oliver Twist, Catbird,' 163. Lockwood, Emma H., Sec'y, report of, 32. Loring, J. Alden, 'Inquisitive Magpies,' 96.

Mellick, Mary A., Sec'y, report of, 32. Menke, H. W., 'From a Cabin Window,' 14; photograph by, 106. Merriam, Florence A., 'Clark's Crows and Oregon Jays on Mount Hood,' 46, 72; 'Our Doorstep Sparrow,' 20. Miller, Oliver Thorne, 'On the Ethics of Caging Birds,' 19, 89. Mumma, Rosa Meyers, 'Matins,' 77.

Nash, H. W., photograph by, 176. Newkirk, Garrett, 'Mr. Flicker Writes a Letter,' 129; 'Robin Rejoice,' 95; 'The Little Brown Creeper,' 197. Noble, Floyd C., 'A February Walk in Central Park,' 57.

Osgood, Fletcher, report of, 137.

Patten, Mrs. John Dewhurst, Sec'y, reports of, 32, 173. Peabody, P. B., 'Richardson's Owl,' 190. Peckham, Mrs. Elizabeth W., Sec'y, reports of, 101, 205. Princehorn, A. L., photograph by, 154.

Richards, Harriet E., Sec'y, report by, 30. Roberts, Dr. Thos. S., 'The Camera as an aid in the Study of Birds,' 6, 35; 'A Catbird Study,' 87. Robins, Julia Stockton, Sec'y, report of, 66, 204. Robinson, Mildred A., 'A February Walk,' 94. Roosevelt, Theodore, Letter from, 65. Royael, John L., 'An Accomplished House Sparrow,' 24. Russell, Miss Cora, Sec'y, report of, 32.

Sage, John H., 'Fall Migration at Portland, Conn.,' 128. Schwab, L. H., 'An Odd Nesting Site,' 166. Slosson, Annie Trumbull, 'A Tragic St. Valentine's Day,' 45. Smith, Anna Harris, 'On the Ethics of Caging Birds,' 160. Smith, W. Gordon, photograph by, 177. Soule, Caroline G., 'Birds and Caterpillars,' 166; 'Humanizing the Birds,' 193. Southwick, E. B., 'A Nut-hatching Nuthatch,' 24. Stone, Witmer, 'A Search for the Reedy Island Crow Roost,' 177. Stone, Witmer, and others, 'Hints to Young Bird Students,' 125.

Tabor, E. G., 'A Least Bittern Portrait,' 39; photographs by, 149, 156. Taylor, John W., President, report of, 67. Thomas, Edith M., 'The Masquerading Chickadee,' 77. Thompson, Ernest Seton, 'The Myth of the Song Sparrow,' 59. Torrey, Bradford, 'Watching the Bittern Pump,' 123. Tyler, D. T. A., Audubon's Seal, 172.

Van Altena, Edward, photograph by, 116. Van Dyke, Henry, 'The Angler's Reveille,' 150. Van Sant, Florence A., 'Zip and Phoebe, A Catbird Story,' 130.

Widmann, Otto, 'In the Spartina with the Swallows,' 115. Webster, Ellen E., 'An Interesting Phoebe's Nest, 197. Wood, George, photograph by, 21. W, M. O., Editorials by, 29, 64, 100, 136, 170, 202.

INDEX TO VOLUME I

California, 62. Campbell, A. J., 202. Camera, 6, 35, 107, 202. Canada, 40, 133, 171. Canary, 17, 89, 96. Cardinal, 57, 83, 132; figured, 84, 85, 86. Catbird, 54, 91, 128, 163, 166; figured, 87, 88. Cedarbird, 92, 166; figured, 161. Chamberlain, M., 142. Chapman, Frank M., 26, 31, 32, 127, 202. Chat, Yellow-breasted, 55. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, 168. 'Check-list of British Columbia Birds,' reviewed, 98/ Check-list of North American Birds, 147. Chickadee, Black-capped, 9, 10, 11, 19, 24, 56, 58, 77, 94, 97, 181, 182, 185, 187; figured, 7, 10, 12, 13, 56, 189. Clark, Josephine A., 62. Code of Nomenclature, 145. Cohen, Donald, 62. Connecticut, 27, 128, 166. Cooke, W. W., 146. Cooper Ornithological Club, 62. Coot, American, 128. Cormorants, Double-crested, 71. Cory, C. B., 142. Coues, Elliott, 135, 142, 144. Coues' 'Key,' 98. Cowbird, 54, 93, 128. Creeper, Brown, 57, 128, 181, 195; figured, 195. Crow, 92, 164, 177, 181, 184; figured, 177, 184. Crow, Fish, 54. Crow, Clark's, 46, 72; figured, 47, 72, 74, 76. Cuckoo, Black-billed, 55, 93, 128, 166; Yellow-billed, 55, 128, 166.

Dart, Leslie O., 10. Davis, W. T., 200. Dearborn, Ned, 98. De Kay, Charles, 26. Delaware, 179. Dickey Downy, reviewed, 200. Diver, Great Northern, 40. Dove, Mourning, 128. Duck, American Scaup, 128; Black, 128; Buffle-head, 128; Lesser Scaup, 128; Ring-necked, 128; Ruddy, 128. Dutcher, William, 103, 127.

Eagle, 26. Eagle, Bald, 170, 171, 181; Golden, figured, 176. Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy, 98. 'Economic Relations of Birds and Their Food,' noticed, 134. Edwards, George Wharton, 26. Egg Collecting, 61. Elliot, D. G., 142. Evans, A. H., 97.

Fannin, John, 98. February Walk Contest, 57. 'Field Key to the Land Birds,' reviewed, 167. Finch, Purple, 54. Fisher, A. K., 127, 142. Flicker, 18, 128, 181. Florida, 45, 63. Flycatcher, Alder, 55; Crested, 55; Green-crested, 55; Least, 54, 128; Olive-sided, 55; Yellow-bellied, 55.

Gadow, Hans, 199. Gannets, 70; figured, 70. Gill, Theodore, 135. Gleeson, Joseph M., 199. Goldfinch, 17, 183; European, 58. Goose, Canada, 128, 181. Goshawk, American, 128, 180. Grackle, Bronzed, 128. Grant, Annie M., 133. Grebe, Pied-billed, 54, 128. Grinnell, George Bird, 146. Grosbeak, Pine, 183; Rose-breasted, 55, 92, 128, 166. Grouse, Blue, 46. Gull, Herring, 71.

Harvey, L. D., 98. Hawk, Cooper's, 128; Marsh, 128; Pigeon, 54, 128; Rough-legged, 181; Sharp-shinned, 128; Sparrow, 54. Henshaw, H. W., 142, 202. Heron, Black-crowned Night, 54, 128; Green, 54, 92, 128; Great Blue, 128. Hodge, C. F., 161, 162, 167. Hoffmann, Ralph, 27, 30. Holder, J. B., 142. Hornaday, W. T., 31. Hornbrooke, Orinda, 102. Howe, Reginald Heber, Jr., 134. Hubbard, Marion C., 202. Hummingbird, 55, 128, 155; nest of, figured, 156.

Iowa, 43, 152.

Jay, Blue, 96, 181; Oregon, 46, 72; figured, 48, 72, 73, 75; Stellers', 46. Jones, Lynds, 27, 168, 202. Judd, Sylvester D., 134. Junco, 19, 113, 128, 183; nest of, figured, 113; Oregon, 46.

Kearton, C., 26, 133. Kearton, Richard, 26, 133. Killdeer, 35; figured, 36, 38. Kingbird, 39, 55, 92, 128. Kingfisher, 54, 128. Kinglet, Golden-crowned, 128, 181; Ruby-crowned, 3, 46, 54, 128. Knight, O. W., 62. Knobel, E., 30, 167.

Lacey-Hoar Bird Bill, 63. Land Birds of Pacific District, 146. Lark, Horned, 15, 180; figured, 14, 15; Prairie Horned, 152; figured, 152, 153. Lawrence, Geo. M., 142. 'List of Birds of Belknap and Merrimack Counties,' reviewed, 98. Lodge, G. E., 97. Loon, 40, 41, 128; nest and eggs of, figured, 42; Red-throated, 128. Lucas, F. A., 200, 202.

Nash, Charles W., 133. Nature Study, 51, 62, 193. Nehrling, H., 27. Nests, 19. Nest-building, 50. Nest-holder, 197. New Hampshire, 98, 180. New Jersey, 78, 116, 119, 126, 132, 177, 187. Newton, Alfred, 199. Newton, Dr. Heber, 31. New York, 5, 39, 54, 55, 57, 132, 134, 149, 156. Night-hawk, 55, 128; figured, 114. Nova Scotia, 113. Nutcracker, 46, 72. Nuthatch, Red-breasted, 128, 182; White-breasted, 24, 58, 94. Nuttall 'Bulletin,' 143, 144. Nuttall Ornithological Club, 143.

Oberholser, H. valet, whom Lord Drummuir's younger brother had brought over with him when he was invalided from the diplomatic service. A very decent, respectable sort of chap, as old Sim admitted even while he objected strongly to his daughter's marriage. Not without reason it turned out, since Paul, after tending his sick master with unremitting care and resource until his death, disappeared the day of the funeral, leaving his young wife expecting her first child. And he had never been heard of since. That Mrs. Paul should pine away and die early was, the folk about said, only to be expected, for Paul, despite his foreign birth, had been a man to be regretted--a man who had a way with him which his daughter had inherited. She, however, would never hear a word in his favour, and nothing made her more angry than to find in herself little traits of character unaccountable to her sturdy Scots upbringing.

So she told herself that she was no judge of what a gentleman's dress or deportment should be, and turned at the sound of a footstep coming through the archway of the keep behind her to greet the newcomer with a more effusive welcome than she would otherwise have given the young man who came towards her carrying a valise on his shoulder. He set down his burden and grasped her outstretched hand in a sort of transport.

"Ah, Marrion--Marrion, my lass!" he cried. "God, but it's gude to see you once mair!"

The words summed him up from the crown of his head to the tips of his toes. You might have spent long hours in analysing Andrew Fraser's mind and body at that particular moment, and you would have got no nearer the mark, since for the time being existence was sheer gladness because of the sight of a woman.

"And I've brocht him safe home as ye bade me when I joined. Ye'll have seen him yerself. He's fine, isn't he?"

There was a world of pride in his tone; the pride of the soldier-servant who is responsible for the smartness of his master's outturn.

"Aye!" assented Marrion, grimly recognising that the figure before her was more to her mind in some ways than the other which had gone swaggering through the quadrangle. This one was broader in the chest, simpler in its ugly angular face and small pathetic-looking blue eyes, and simple--oh, so irritatingly simple!--in the devotion writ large in its every look, its every intonation.

"Well, I'm glad you're both home safe," she said, putting the barrier of refined speech between them. Then a resentment, of which she was innately ashamed even while she yielded to it, made her add: "And I suppose you've brought home a wife on the strength of the regiment?"

Andrew Fraser stared for a second, then shouldered his valise again deftly--

"Ye ken fine, Marrion Paul," he said sternly, as he went on, "that there never was but ae woman in the wurrld for me, an' never will be."

And so he left her feeling small and mean.

She watched him across the courtyard following on his master's steps. A fine figure of a man. No swagger there, nothing to clash with the grey old walls.

But that made no difference, no difference at all. That was the worst of it.

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