Chapter XXVII

Flag Day—Gray Lady receives and gives a 431
surprise.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Baltimore Oriole _Frontispiece_
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Scarlet Tanager 34
Blue Jay 129
Wood Duck 214
Killdeer 224
Indigo Bunting 280
Cardinal 286
Bluebird 314
Red-winged Blackbird 334
Belted Kingfisher 340
American Goldfinch 422
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 426

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Feeding the Orphans vi
Chickadee 26
Snowy Heron 66
Clipping Ostrich Plumes 74
Purple Martin 96
Bird-houses and Nesting-boxes 106
Terns and Skimmers on the Wing 142
Golden Plover 148
The Wings in Flight 152
Red-shouldered Hawk 154
Screech Owl 158
Barn Owl 166
Short-eared Owl 168
Marsh Hawk 170
Sparrow Hawk 174
White-breasted Nuthatch 178
Flicker 190
Downy Woodpecker 194
Ruffed Grouse 198
Just Out 200
Domesticated Bob-white Calling 202
Grouse showing Ruff and Tail 206
Woodcock on Nest 212
Meadowlark 218
Mourning Doves 220
Spotted Sandpiper 222
Least Sandpiper 224
Herring Gulls 232
Tree-Sparrow 248
Shelter for Bird Food 250
Robin 326
Nighthawks 370
Chimney Swift Resting 374
Wood Thrush and Nest 378
Catbird on Nest 384
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 404
Red-eyed Vireo on Nest 406

GRAY LADY AND THE BIRDS