. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . NEW YORKD. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1897 <50LLECTfON Z3l4-t^ Copyright, 1897,By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. TO Dr. J. A. ALLEN THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT AND AFFECTION FROM ONE WHO FOR NINE YEARS HAS WORKED AT HIS SIDE. PREFACE How unusual it is to meet any one who can correctlyname a dozen of our birds! One may live in the countryand still know only two or three of the one hundred andfifty or more kinds of birds that may be found duringthe year. Kevertheless, these gay, restless creatures,both by voice and action, constantl
. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . NEW YORKD. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1897 <50LLECTfON Z3l4-t^ Copyright, 1897,By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. TO Dr. J. A. ALLEN THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT AND AFFECTION FROM ONE WHO FOR NINE YEARS HAS WORKED AT HIS SIDE. PREFACE How unusual it is to meet any one who can correctlyname a dozen of our birds! One may live in the countryand still know only two or three of the one hundred andfifty or more kinds of birds that may be found duringthe year. Kevertheless, these gay, restless creatures,both by voice and action, constantly invite our attention,and they are far too interesting and beautiful to beignored. No one to whom Nature appeals should bewithout some knowledge of these, the most attractive ofher animate forms. The scientific results to be derived from the study ofbirds are fully realized by the naturalist. But there areother results equally important. I would have every oneknow of them: results that add to our pleasure in fieldand wood, and give fresh interest to
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