. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. -34 FIRST LFSSONS IN ZOOLOGY L;iving the descriptions of all or most of the species of the region, with tables and keys for tracing out tlie different forms. The best general manual is Coues' " Key to the Birds of North America," which includes not only keys for tracing and descriptions of all the known species of birds on this continent, but also accounts of the distribu- tion, of the nesting and eggs, and of the plumage of the )-oung birds, besides a thorough introduction to the anat-. Fjg. 191.—RubSct-liackL^il tlinish, T/fr<//fs iisln/nlus,
. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. -34 FIRST LFSSONS IN ZOOLOGY L;iving the descriptions of all or most of the species of the region, with tables and keys for tracing out tlie different forms. The best general manual is Coues' " Key to the Birds of North America," which includes not only keys for tracing and descriptions of all the known species of birds on this continent, but also accounts of the distribu- tion, of the nesting and eggs, and of the plumage of the )-oung birds, besides a thorough introduction to the anat-. Fjg. 191.—RubSct-liackL^il tlinish, T/fr<//fs iisln/nlus, (Photoi^raph from lite hy Eliz. ;iii(l Jn^ (iriiiiicll.) om)- and ph)'siology rjf birds, and directions for collecting and preserving them. Jordan's "Manual of Verte- brates " gives kc)'s and compact but clcai" descriptions of the Ijirds found east of the Missouri Ivix'er; Chapman's "Handbook of the Iiirds nf I'Lastern North America," and Florence ]iailc\''s " Piirtls of the Western States," are excellent. To use these manuals effecti\'el)' it is neces- sary to have the bird's body in hand; and that means. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. New York, H. Holt and Company
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