4. THE WING OF THE SWALLOW

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Introduction v
3. Contributors v
4. Foreword xix
5. Contents xxvii
6. 1. FENCES: FIELDS AND PASTURES 1
7. 2. FENCES: RIGHT-OF-WAYS 12
8. 3 . STILL WATER 26
9. 4. THE WING OF THE SWALLOW 40
10. 5. KILLERS 52
11. 6. A BIRD AND A FLOWER 59
12. 7. "CO-OPERATIVES" 67
13. 8. "CO-OPERATIVES" (continued) 79
14. 9. DENATURED CHICKENS 94
15. 10. DAVIS MOUNTAINS HOLIDAY: EN ROUTE 114
16. 11. DAVIS MOUNTAINS HOLIDAY: IN CAMP 126
17. 12. THE GOLDEN EAGLE 141
18. 13. THE GOLDEN EAGLE: SOARER 154
19. 14. NATURE LORE IN FOLKLORE 168
20. 15. FOLK-NAMING OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS 185
21. 16. THE MOCKINGBIRD: CHARACTER AND DISPOSITION 200
22. 17. MOCKINGBIRD: SINGER 214
23. 18. MOCKINGBIRD: DOES HE MOCK? 221
24. 19. HERONRY ON KELLER'S CREEK 240
25. 20. NEST HUNGER 258
26. 21. ROOT AND ROCK 267
27. 22. CEDAR CUTTER 279
28. ERRATA 295
29. THE AUTHOR'S EMENDATIONS 297
30. INDEX 302