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IRD-LIFR. A Guide to the Study of our Common 

 Birds. By Frank M. Chapman, Assistant Curator of Mammal- 

 ogy and Ornithology, American Museum of Natural History ; 

 Author of " Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America." 

 With 75 full-page Plates and numerous Text Drawings by 

 Ernest Seton Thompson. i2mo. Cloth, $1.75. 

 Also, edition in colors of the above, 8vo, cloth, $5.00. 

 " A volume exceptionally well adapted to the requirements of people who wish to 

 study common birds in the simple>t and most profitable manner possible. ... As a 

 readily nitelligible and authoritative guide this manual has qualities that will commend 

 it at once to the attention of the discerning student." — Boston Beaccii. 



"An interesting mass of data collected through years of study and observation. 

 . . . While accurate from a scientific point of view, it makes delightful reading ior 

 those who will soon be among the flowers and the fields." — Philadelphia hiquirer. 



" A careful reading of this book, which is well indexed, will open the eyes of many 

 who have never seen the beauties of our birds before, and one can not help being in- 

 terested in the book. While the ornithologists owe Mr. Chapman a debt of gratitude 

 for putting forth such a delightful volume, the ordinaiy reader owes him more, bring- 

 ing, as he does, that reader in close touch with a new and beautiful world— the world 

 of birds. The book is decidedly charming from every point of view." — Cincznnaii 

 Coiiiimrcial Tribune. 



" Unusually beautiful in itself, but it deserves praise because the colored pictures of 

 the birds approach more nearly the natural appearance than usual. . . . Compared 

 with these, the colored pictures of birds one usually sees are gaudy." — Boston Herald. 

 " His chronicles are full of the enthusiasm of the born naturalist. He gossips about 

 the affairs of birds in a delightful strain, making ' Bird-Life ' an irresistible invitation 

 to a fuller study of ornithology. It is not dry details he offers, but pretty stories, bio- 

 graphical sketches of interesting families— all sorts of birdlore, that proves the most 

 enchanting reading. A great advantage in this work will be found in the beautifully 

 colored illustrations, . . . which have received the greatest care in preparation." — 

 Chicago Evening Post. 



TTANDBOOK OF BIRDS OF EASTERN 

 -^ ^ NORTH AMERICA. With Keys to the Species ; Descrip- 

 tions of tLeir Plumages, Nests, etc. ; their Distribution and 

 Migrations. By Frank M. Chapman. With nearly 200 Illus- 

 trations. i2mo. Library Edition, cloth, I3.00; Pocket Edi- 

 tion, flexible morocco, I3.50. 



" A book so free from technicalities as to be intellitiible to a fourteen-year-old boy, 

 and so convenient and full of original information as to be indispensable to the working 

 ornithologist. ... As a handbook of the birds of eastern >iOrth America it is bound to 

 supersede all other works.' — Science. 



" The author has succeeded in presenting to the reader clearly and vividly a vast 

 amount of useful information." — Philadelphia Press. 



"A valuable book, full of information compactly and conveniently arranged." — 

 New York Sun. 



" A charming book of interest to every naturalist or student of natural history." — 

 Cincinnati Times-Star. 



" The book will meet a want felt by nearly every bird ohserveT." —Jfinnea/olis 

 TyHbune. 



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