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Bird Legend and Life (Classic Reprint)

Author : Margaret Coulson Walker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267694570
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book Bird Legend and Life (Classic Reprint) written by Margaret Coulson Walker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bird Legend and Life The most important avian legends and superstitions and also to discover in them evidences of apparent truth. Some of the most agreeable and interesting legends of the past were gathered about these guests of our groves Whose actions formed the basis of innumerable fancies and superstitions. Birds exercised a strong inﬂuence on prehistoric religion, having been worshiped as gods in the earlier days, and, later, looked upon as living representatives of the higher powers. The Greeks went so far as to attribute the origin of the world itself to the egg of some mysterious bird. Then in the days when mortals did not die at all, but passed, these small creatures, ﬂitting about among the trees, represented to those inhabiting the earth the Visible spirits of departed friends. The Aztecs believed that all good people, as a reward of merit, were metamorphosed at the close of life into feathered songsters, and as such were permitted to pass a certain term in the beautiful groves of Paradise. To them, as to all North American Indians, thun der was the cloud bird ﬂapping his mighty Wings, While the lightning was the ﬂash of his he peoples of other coun tries believed that the higher showed their displeasure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Bird Legend and Life

Author : Margaret Coulson Walker
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781355170143
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Bird Legend and Life written by Margaret Coulson Walker and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Birds in Legend, Fable and Folklore (Classic Reprint)

Author : Ernest Ingersoll
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265316443
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Birds in Legend, Fable and Folklore (Classic Reprint) written by Ernest Ingersoll and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Birds in Legend, Fable and Folklore The ability in birds to speak implies knowledge, and Martha Young 2 gives us a view Of this logic prevailing among the old-time southern darkies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Feather Thief

Author : Kirk Wallace Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101981628
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Feather Thief written by Kirk Wallace Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief. On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed hundreds of bird skins—some collected 150 years earlier by a contemporary of Darwin's, Alfred Russel Wallace, who'd risked everything to gather them—and escaped into the darkness. Two years later, Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist high in a river in northern New Mexico when his fly-fishing guide told him about the heist. He was soon consumed by the strange case of the feather thief. What would possess a person to steal dead birds? Had Edwin paid the price for his crime? What became of the missing skins? In his search for answers, Johnson was catapulted into a years-long, worldwide investigation. The gripping story of a bizarre and shocking crime, and one man's relentless pursuit of justice, The Feather Thief is also a fascinating exploration of obsession, and man's destructive instinct to harvest the beauty of nature.

Plantation Bird Legends (Classic Reprint)

Author : Martha Young
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331805413
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Plantation Bird Legends (Classic Reprint) written by Martha Young and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Plantation Bird Legends By all the inhabitants of all the plantations about now for radius of many miles deserted by the white race she was alleged to know and to practise every conjure spell or conjure cure known to the race. For her store of powers, she searched the forest through. Her Child, Jess, followed her in all her jaunts through forest and swamp in search of herbs or insects, or small wild things to be used for hands or cures. As the two wandered in the deeps of the swamp, many were the queer stories of the denizens Of the woods, the sing ing birds, that Menee told for the diversion of the Child. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Birds of Song and Story (Classic Reprint)

Author : Elizabeth Grinnell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330504451
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Birds of Song and Story (Classic Reprint) written by Elizabeth Grinnell and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Birds of Song and Story The Birds They are swaying in the marshes, They are swinging in the glen, Where the cat-tails air their brushes In the zephyrs of the fen; In the swamp's deserted tangle, Where the reed-grass whets its scythes; In the dismal, creepy quagmire, Where the snake-gourd twists and writhes. They are singing in arroyos, Where the cactus mails its breast, Where the Spanish bayonet glistens On the steep bank's rocky crest; In the canon, where the cascade Sets its pearls in maiden-hair, Where the hay and holly beckon Valley sun and mountain air. They are nesting in the elbow Of the scrub-oak's knotty arm, In the gray mesh of the sage-brush, In the wheat-fields of the farm; In the banks along the sea beach, In the vine above my door, In the outstretched, clumsy fingers Of the mottled sycamore. While the church-bell rings its discourse They are sitting on the spires; Song and anthem, psalm and carol Quaver as from mystic lyres. Everywhere they flirt and flutter, Mate and nest in shrub and tree. Charmed, I wander yon and hither, While their beauties ravish me, About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Stories of Bird Life (Classic Reprint)

Author : T. Gilbert Pearson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267552474
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Stories of Bird Life (Classic Reprint) written by T. Gilbert Pearson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Stories of Bird Life MY purpose in writing these stories and sketches of birds has been that I might make others acquainted with the ways of some of the wild birds which have been of so much interest to me. Should they serve to give the reader a little more intimate ao quaintance with our feathered neighbors of the field and woodland, my main object will have been accomplished. These stories are not fanciful, but are true to bird life. The Arredondo Sparrow Hawk, rufﬂe-breast and Socrates were partien lar birds well known to others as to me. In the case of the Bob white family, and Bib-neck, the Plover, I have combined into the lives of a few birds incidents I have known to occur to many. The accounts of Visits to birds' nests, bird colonies and the like are given as they occurred. In the Appendixes some suggestions are offered to the student and the teacher. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Bird Life and Bird Lore (Classic Reprint)

Author : R. Bosworth Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266920656
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Bird Life and Bird Lore (Classic Reprint) written by R. Bosworth Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bird Life and Bird Lore Let me, even at the risk of anticipating what may and must be said repeatedly, in other shapes, in other parts of the volume, endeavour to explain in a word or two, the scope and limits of my work as regards these two main objects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Bird Legend and Life

Author : Walker Coulson
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781313479820
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Bird Legend and Life written by Walker Coulson and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Our Birds and Their Nestlings (Classic Reprint)

Author : Margaret Coulson Walker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365165125
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Our Birds and Their Nestlings (Classic Reprint) written by Margaret Coulson Walker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our Birds and Their Nestlings Since permanent interest in any subject cannot be awakened through occasional lessons, it is believed that much profit will come from a few weeks' continuous read ing along a single line, - reading which will create a love for the beautiful through understanding. Ignorance closes the door to much of our best' literature, which can be interpreted only through a sympathetic familiarity with nature. Color, sound, and movement are always attractive to childhood, and nowhere can they be found in such pleas ing combination as in the bird world. The study of its busy little inhabitants in their natural environment will not only add pleasure to the walks of the child, but will help him to a knowledge of the adaptation of all life to its surroundings. It will also lead to the intelligent appreciation of litera ture and music. Since the birth of time the birds have inspired poets and musicians. They have also given the keenest pleas ure to countless thousands who have never attempted to express what they felt. To interest a child in these guests of our groves, - these feathered entertainers who are also workers in our fields and orchards, - is to put him in possession of a wellspring of interest as enduring as life itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Stories of Bird Life

Author : Henry Berthoud
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780243260270
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Stories of Bird Life written by Henry Berthoud and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Stories of Bird Life: A Book of Facts and Anecdotes, Illustrative of the Habits and Intelligence of the Feathered Tribes One fine day he dis appeared, and I leave you to imagine the deep grief experi enced by his young mistress, to whom he owed his life, and for whom he had always manifested so much affection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America

Author : Matt Kracht
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452177392
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America written by Matt Kracht and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National bestselling book: Featured on Midwest, Mountain Plains, New Atlantic, Northern, Pacific Northwest and Southern Regional Indie Bestseller Lists Perfect book for the birder and anti-birder alike A humorous look at 50 common North American dumb birds: For those who have a disdain for birds or bird lovers with a sense of humor, this snarky, illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and—let's face it—true. Featuring common North American birds, such as the White-Breasted Butt Nugget and the Goddamned Canada Goose (or White-Breasted Nuthatch and Canada Goose for the layperson), Matt Kracht identifies all the idiots in your backyard and details exactly why they suck with humorous, yet angry, ink drawings. With The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, you won't need to wonder what all that racket is anymore! • Each entry is accompanied by facts about a bird's (annoying) call, its (dumb) migratory pattern, its (downright tacky) markings, and more. • The essential guide to all things wings with migratory maps, tips for birding, musings on the avian population, and the ethics of birdwatching. • Matt Kracht is an amateur birder, writer, and illustrator who enjoys creating books that celebrate the humor inherent in life's absurdities. Based in Seattle, he enjoys gazing out the window at the beautiful waters of Puget Sound and making fun of birds. "There are loads of books out there for bird lovers, but until now, nothing for those that love to hate birds. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America fills the void, packed with snarky illustrations that chastise the flying animals in a funny, profane way. " – Uncrate A humorous animal book with 50 common North American birds for people who love birds and also those who love to hate birds • A perfect coffee table or bar top conversation-starting book • Makes a great Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthday, or retirement gift

The Story of Birds (Classic Reprint)

Author : James Newton Baskett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365150251
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Birds (Classic Reprint) written by James Newton Baskett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Birds Looking more carefully at the difference between the two directions of the new education we can see what each accomplishes. There is first an effort to train the original powers of the individual and make him self-active, quick at observation, and free in his thinking. Next, the new education endeavors, by the reading of books and the study of the wisdom of the race, to make the child or youth a participator in the results of experience of all mankind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Bird Life Glimpses (Classic Reprint)

Author : Edmund Selous
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267842421
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Bird Life Glimpses (Classic Reprint) written by Edmund Selous and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bird Life Glimpses IN the autumn of 1899 I came to live at Icklingham in Suffolk, and remained there, with occasional in tervals of absence, for the next three years. During the greater part of that period I kept a day-to - day journal of field Observation and reﬂection, and the following pages represent, for the most part, a portion of this. They are the work of one who professes nothing except to have used his eyes and ears to the best of his ability, and to give only, both in regard to fact and theory, the result of this method - com bined, of course, in the latter case, with such illustra tions and fortifications as his reading may have allowed him to make use of, and Without taking into account some passing reference or allusion. That my notes relate almost entirely to birds, is not because I am less interested in other animals, but because, with the exception of rabbits, there are, practically, no wild quadrupeds in England. I am quite aware that a list can be made out, but let any one sit for a morning or afternoon in a wood, field. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Bird-Ways (Classic Reprint)

Author : Olive Thorne Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332299485
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book Bird-Ways (Classic Reprint) written by Olive Thorne Miller and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bird-Ways In offering to bird-lovers these studies from life, I wish to say that with the exception of an incident or two - properly credited - everything herein recorded came under my own observation, and is literally and entirely true so far as the fact is concerned; I may have sometimes misunderstood the motives of the little actors in the drama, but the account of their actions may be implicitly relied upon. Also I should like to explain how a lover of free birds can endure to keep them in confinement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Bird Life Stories, Vol. 1

Author : Clarence Moores Weed
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666923912
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Bird Life Stories, Vol. 1 written by Clarence Moores Weed and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bird Life Stories, Vol. 1: Compiled From the Writings of Audubon, Bend Nuttall, and Wilson HE four writers from whom the chapters in these Bird Life Stories have been drawn are especially notable for the absorb ing interest with which they pursued the study of birds. They were all original investigators, exploring the trackless wilderness in their search for knowledge. Especially was this true of Audubon and Wilson, who laid the foundations of the science of ornithology in America, but it was also true to a less extent of Nuttall and Bendire. This interest which our authors brought to their work has of course been communicated to their writings, so that their accounts of our birds are on the whole the most interesting that have ever been published. In the books of this series I have tried to select for each of the chosen birds that account which seemed the best. I have modified the language and punctuation only so far as was necessary to shorten some sentences, and to render clear the meaning of others. Occasion ally I have omitted parts which had no special modern interest or which our later\knowledge has shown to be incorrect. In this work of revision, as well as in the preparation of the additional notes, I have had the assistance of Mr. Ralph Hoficmann, lecturer on ornithology for the Massackusetts Audubon Society, and Dr. Ned Dearborn of the Field Columbia Museum, Chicago, both expert ornithologists who are thoroughly conversant with the most recent developments of the science. The specimens shown in the colored plates were collected and mounted by Doctor. Dearborn expressly for this work, and the colored plates themselves have been made under his supervision. To both of these gentlemen I am glad to express my hearty thanks, as well as to the officers of the Smithsonian Institution, for permission to use such of the writings of the late Major Bendire as I desired. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Little Gateways to Science

Author : Edith M. Patch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331751526
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Little Gateways to Science written by Edith M. Patch and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Little Gateways to Science: Bird Stories Little Gateways to Science: Bird Stories was written by Edith M. Patch in 1922. This is a 223 page book, containing 47239 words and 39 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.