PAGESILVERTIP1THE FIGHT FOR THE BIRD-HOUSE12THE FIR-TREE NEIGHBORS22THE INDUSTRIOUS FLICKERS36PLUCKY MRS. POLISTES48SILVERTIP STOPS A QUARREL68A YOUNG SWIFT TUMBLES78THE VERY RUDE YOUNG ROBINS96THE SYSTEMATIC YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO108THE HELPFUL TUMBLE-BUGS121SILVERTIP LEARNS A LESSON132THE ROBINS’ DOUBLE BROOD145THE SPARROWS INSIDE THE EAVES158A RAINY DAY ON THE LAWN173THE PERSISTENT PHŒBE183THE SAD STORY OF THE HOG CATERPILLAR199THE CAT AND THE CATBIRD210THE FRIENDLY BLACKBIRDS222