Key To The Water Birds Of Florida

Author : Charles B. Cory
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330423332
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Hunting and Fishing in Florida written by Charles B. Cory and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hunting and Fishing in Florida: Including a Key to the Water Birds Known to Occur in the State Much of the matter contained in the following pages was written in the field and covers a period of some ten winters in Florida, a great deal of the time being passed in out-of-the-way localities while studying the fauna of the State. The illustrations are, with few exceptions, from photographs taken by myself; the principal exceptions being the photographs of the tarpon, which were obtained through the kindness of Mr. George Mixter, of Boston. The picture of the manatee and the illustrations in the "Key to the Water Birds" are the work of Mr. Edward Knobel, of Boston. The nomenclature and classification used in the Key is that adopted by the American Ornithologists' Union. I have aimed to make the "Key to the Water Birds" one which would enable a person unfamiliar with birds to identify any Florida species without difficulty. Before using the key the reader should carefully read the "Introduction to the Key" and make himself familiar with the terms used in describing birds; the general rules for measurements, etc. With few exceptions, the species given have been taken or observed by myself during my various trips to Florida, but several are included on the authority of others, and I have freely availed myself of information obtained from the following works and papers: - "History of North American Birds," by Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway: "Manual of North American Birds,"by Robert Ridgway; "Key to North American Birds," by Elliot Coues; "Birds of Eastern North America," by C. J. Maynard; "Handbook of the Birds of Eastern North America," by F. M. Chapman; "Notes on the Birds of the Caloosahatchee Region of Florida," by W. E. D. Scott (Auk Vol. IX., pp. 209-218). 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.