CHAPTER I
JANUARY: EARLY SONG
CHAPTER II
FEBRUARY AND MARCH: INCREASING SONG
CHAPTER III
APRIL: THE RETURN OF THE WARBLERS
CHAPTER IV
MAY: THE MONTH OF FULL SONG
CHAPTER V
JUNE AND JULY: FROM FULL TO LEAST SONG
CHAPTER VI
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER: THE DECLINE OF SUMMER
CHAPTER VII
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER: THE WINTER BIRDS
CHAPTER VIII
COURTSHIP, MATING AND FAMILY LIFE
CHAPTER IX
NESTS AND EGGS
CHAPTER X
JOY FLIGHTS AND JOY SOUNDS
CHAPTER XI
THE CUCKOO AND THE SPARROW
CHAPTER XII
ON TAMING BIRDS
CHAPTER XIII
WATERFOWL
CHAPTER XIV
WATERFOWL-Continued
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX: LIST OF BIRDS MENTIONED, WITH LATIN NAMES ATTACHED