PREFACE. Vll 



ent times afforded me any assistance in the completion 

 of my imperfect labors. 



The graphic illustrations, more uniform and correct 

 than those of the preceding volume, have all been exe- 

 cuted by Messrs. Andrews h Co. of Boston, and though 

 much fewer than could be desired for a complete know- 

 ledge of the North American birds, serve in their way as 

 some assistance to the general character of our feathered 

 tribes. 



