WAYS OF NATURE BY JOHN BURROUGHS BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON

PREFACE

CONTENTS

I WAYS OF NATURE

II BIRD-SONGS

III NATURE WITH CLOSED DOORS

IV THE WIT OF A DUCK

V FACTORS IN ANIMAL LIFE

VI ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

VII DEVIOUS PATHS

VIII WHAT DO ANIMALS KNOW?

IX DO ANIMALS THINK AND REFLECT?

X A PINCH OF SALT

XI THE LITERARY TREATMENT OF NATURE

XII A BEAVER'S REASON

XIII READING THE BOOK OF NATURE

XIV GATHERED BY THE WAY I. THE TRAINING OF WILD ANIMALS

INDEX

Books by John Burroughs

The printer's inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation, and ligature usage have been retained.

WAYS OF NATURE