Notes On New England Birds Classic Reprint

Author : Edward Howe Forbush
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334683251
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Howe Forbush and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States, Vol. 2 Mr. James S. Cox, treasurer of the J. S. Cushing Company of the Norwood Press, the printers of this and of the previous volume, has given the most cordial cooperation and extended every courtesy. Mr. Cox has been unremitting in his efforts to expedite the publication of the book, and has extended every possible facility to the author. Dr. A. W. Gilbert, Commissioner of Agriculture, has given the project his cordial support and has continued to advocate before the legislative committees appropriations adequate for the work. His initiative and the support of the members of the Depart ment has made possible the financing of the undertaking. It now remains to express the most grateful appreciation of the author for the services rendered by several hundred observers and collaborators in the northeastern States and the maritime Provinces of Canada, who during the past ten years have corresponded with him and transmitted many thousands of notes on bird migration, unusual occurrences, descriptions of habits, molts, etc., many of which have been utilized in the preparation of this volume. Many excellent photographs also have been received, some of which are used for illustrating the work. Due credit for these is given in the captions under the illustrations. Since the above was written Louis Agassiz Fuertes, the premier American portrayer of bird life, who painted the pictures which are reproduced in this volume, has passed into the Great Beyond. It is an irony of fate that he, having explored great wildernesses of North Merica, South America and Africa, having visited Europe and travelled many thousands of miles by sea and land in his favorite pursuits, should be instantly killed in his native state while driving his own car over a grade crossing. His untimely death came as a great shock. It was a poignant blow to a host of admiring friends. 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.