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according to the part of the country in which he lives. 

 To the ordinary bird lover, however, a robin is the same 

 east and west, and the same is true of the chickadee, 

 flicker, wren, grosbeak, vireo, warbler, hawk, and others 

 dealt with in the following chapters. 



In making this book, I have used many suggestions 

 offered by my wife, and I have had her valued assistance 

 and criticism. 



In studying bird life, I have been closely associated 

 with Mr. Herman T. Bohlman since boyhood. He has 

 been my constant companion and helper in the field every 

 summer for the past ten years. I owe much to him, for 

 this book embraces the chapters in his experience as well 

 as in mine. 



William L. Finley. 



Portland, Oregon, 

 August, 1907. 



