TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg ix: ‘The Birds of Chocorua’ replaced by ‘Birds of Chocorua’. Pg 118: ‘In the heydey’ replaced by ‘In the heyday’. Pg 213: ‘Azalia,’ replaced by ‘Azalea,’. Pg 213: ‘Beech, 21, 177, 280’ replaced by ‘Beech, 21, 177, 200’. Pg 213: ‘Bilboa,’ replaced by ‘Bilbao,’. Pg 214: ‘Cardamine praetensis,’ replaced by ‘Cardamine pratensis,’. Pg 216: ‘Gualaloupe,’ replaced by ‘Guadeloupe,’. Pg 217: ‘Odyssy,’ replaced by ‘Odyssey,’.