VI. TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE--_Myiadestes townsendii_ 223 VII. RUDDY DUCK--_Erismatura rubida_ 259 VIII. BROWN-CAPPED LEUCOSTICTE--_Leucosticte australis_ 303 SCENIC AND TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS ("Their grass-lined nests by the babbling mountain brook") 21 TURTLE DOVES ("Darting across the turbulent stream") 44 PIPITS ("Te-cheer! te-cheer!") 50 PIPITS ("Up over the Bottomless Pit") 51 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW ("Dear Whittier") 55 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET ("The singer elevated his crest feathers") 65 DESERT HORNED LARKS ("They were plentiful in this parched region") 84 HORNED LARK ("It was a dear little thing") 88 COYOTE ("Looking back to see whether he were being pursued") 100 ONE OF THE SEVEN LAKES 105 SUMMIT OF PIKE'S PEAK 111 "PIKE'S PEAK IN CLOUDLAND" 114 CLIFF-SWALLOWS ("On the rugged face of a cliff") 118 ROYAL GORGE 123 PINE SISKINS 128 WILLOW THRUSH 136 BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS ("An interesting place for bird study") 139 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS ("There the youngsters perched") 142 "FROM THEIR PLACE AMONG THE REEDS" 146 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN JAY ("Seeking a covert in the dense pineries when a storm sweeps down from the mountains") 152 RAINBOW FALLS 165 WATER-OUSEL ("Up, up, only a few inches from the dashing current") 167 WATER-OUSEL ("Three hungry mouths which were opened wide to receive the food") 171 "NO SNOWSTORM CAN DISCOURAGE HIM" 174 "THE DARK DOORWAY" 179 SONG SPARROW ("His songs are bubbling over still with melody and glee") 194 CLEAR CREEK VALLEY 201 WESTERN ROBIN ("Out-pouring joy") 207 RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS ("Chiselling grubs out of the bark") 211 PIGEON HAWK ("Watching for quarry") 214