Finch, purple (_Carpodacus purpureus_), song of, 308; nest of, 300.
Fish, a small, swallowing a large fish, 131.
Fishes, flying, walking, and tree-climbing, 308.
Flowers, wild, the identification of, 31, 32.
Flycatcher, great crested (_Myiarchus crinitus_), 274; war with a bluebird, 274, 275; notes of, 274; nest of, 260, 272-275.
Fox, red (_Vulpes vulpes_, var. _fulvus_), tracks of, 126, 127, 303; 177, 196, 197, 277.
Frogs, spring awakening of, 163; hibernating of, 254, 255. _See_ Bullfrog, Hyla, _and_ Tree-frog.
Goldfinch, American, _or_ yellowbird (_Spinus tristis_), 72; habits of, 73, 74; love-making festivals of, 83, 84; change of plumage, 83, 84, 166; notes of, 73, 74, 84; nest and eggs of, 72, 73.
Goose, Canada (_Branta canadensis_), 101.
Gopher, pocket (_Spermophilus_ sp.), 104.
Grosbeak, pine (_Pinicola enucleator_), a visit from, 284-286; notes of, 284.
Grouse, pinnated, _or_ prairie hen (_Tympanuchus americanus_), 101, 102, 106; notes of, 101; nest and eggs of, 61, 101, 102.
Grouse, ruffed, _or_ partridge (_Bonasa umbellus_), courtship of, 85, 177, 201; protective coloring of, 261; her well-trained young, 262; drumming of, 85; nest of, 61.
Hare, northern (_Lepus americanus_, var. _virginianus_), 197, 198.
Hawk, banqueting-hall of a, 171, 172; quickness of a, 200; and mouse, 256, 257; the smaller species as enemies of birds and chickens, 265, 266; poised in mid-air, 266. _See_ Hen-hawk.
Hawk, American sparrow (_Falco sparverius_), 265.
Hawk, marsh (_Circus hudsonius_), habits and appearance of, 133; defending her nest, 134, 135; young of, 135, 137, 138; a tame young one, 138-143, 172; notes of, 134, 135, 138, 139; nest and eggs of, 133-138.
Hawk, pigeon (_Falco columbarius_), caught in a shad-net, 259.
Hawk, sharp-shinned (_Accipiter velox_), 266.
Hawkweed (_Hieracium aurantiacum_), 8, 9, 10 and note.
Hen-hawk, 133; one of the farmer's best friends, 265.
High-hole, _or_ flicker (_Colaptes auratus_), matchmaking of, 82, 83; drumming of, 83; unbridled boring propensities, 276, 292; notes of, 82, 83, 165, 167; nest and eggs of, 72, 83, 259.
Honey-bee, 14, 30; in a chimney, 68; working on sawdust, 158, 159, 162, 163.
Horses, gentleness towards children, 97; in Kentucky, 228, 233.