THE OOLOGIST. 



Birds of Eastern North America, 



With Original Descriptions of all the Species which occur East of the 



Mississippi River, between the Arctic Circle and the Gulf of 



Mexico, Avith full Notes upon their Habits etc., by 



C. J. Maynard; containing thirty -two Plates 



drawn on Stone by the Author. 



• REVISED EDITION OF 1881. 



This important work is a large quarto volume and contains 532 

 pages. 



The Origin of the Work. 



Some twenty years ago the author decided to 

 write a work on hh-ds, and In order to gather 

 material for this purpose, hegan a series ol ex- 

 plorations to various sections oi Eastern North 

 America, between the gulls' ot St. Lawrence and 

 Mexico, during which some sixteen thousand 

 birds were collected. All ot these underwent a 

 close examination, their peculiarities were ob- 

 serv( a and reco d3d, and many were dissected 

 and drawings made ol the anatomical structure; 

 while carelul measurements were lakjn of nearly 

 alio! them, During all this time, notes weie 

 being written from observations upon the nestmg 

 and other hnbits of the various species. 



Not only were the land birds carefully studied, 

 but special attention was also given to the aqua- 

 tic species, and many large breeding grounds on 

 the Florida Keys, along the coast and in the Gult 

 of St. Lawrence, were visited and thoroughly 

 explored. No time or expense has been spared 

 in ac;cumulating material for the work, for the 

 expeditions undertaken for this purpose were 

 necessarily expensive, as the author was obliged 

 to employ many assistants, and thousands of 

 dollars were expended in this way. 



The Character of the Work. 



The descriptions of the birds are all original 

 and were written for the work, nothing which 

 has ever appeared In print before, being given. 

 Each species is described in detail, beginning 

 with tlie adult, and where it was known, ending 

 with that of the nestlings, while all the inter- 

 mediate stages are given. The attention ot 

 8 udentsispar.iculaily called to this point, as 

 thereby a'ly species, e\ en if in obscure plumage, 

 may be readily identified. Another character, 

 which particularly recommends the book to be- 

 ginners, is the fact that very few technical terms 

 are used, simple words being substituted for the 

 long and too often meaningless cognomens, 

 which ha\e i:em applied to the various parts of 

 b.rds. Students will also lind that comparisons 

 are given between one species and others aUled 

 to it, thus greatly assisting In identification, 

 especially In closely allied species. 



The classiflcation used, although similar to 

 that in current use, presents some changes, 

 based upon the anatomical studies. Average 

 dimensions, often taken from many specimens, 

 are given ot each species, as well as the longest 

 and shortest individual measured. The distribu- 

 tion and extent of migration of each species is 

 also given, and a detailed description, with 

 measurements of the nests and eggs. The num- 



ber of species described Is 449. Following the 

 description will be found a popular account of 

 the habits etc. in which are mingled scenic 

 sketches and notes on travel and adventure. 

 The work Is provided with full Indexes of scien- 

 tific and common names, and an explanatory 

 list of plates. 



The Plates. 



Thirty-two full-sized plates, drawn on stone 

 and colored by hand, are given. In these are 

 represented twenty-two life-sized figures of birds, 

 with appropriate plants, shrubs etc . ; eighty-six 

 heads, also life-sized, representing many genera, 

 and two hundred and twenty -three other figures 

 of sternums, beaks, etc., illustrating family, gen- 

 eric and other characters, making in all three 

 hundred a>i.d thirty-one figures, which are fully 

 explained eitlier In the text or m the Index of 

 plates at the end of the volume. All of the fig- 

 ures have been prepared with great care; in 

 short, no pains or expense have been spared to 

 render this work acceptable to beginners, as 

 well as to advanced students; and judging from 

 the universal expressions of approbation with 

 which the work has been received, as It has been 

 Issued in parts, the author's endeavors to please 

 the public have not been In vain. 



The following was selected from among 

 many unsolicited testimonials: 



"The work is more valuable to me than any 

 other work on ornithology I possess or to which 

 1 have access." 



Prof. J. W. P. Jenks, Brown University Provi- 

 dence, li. I. 



The publisher's price, for this valuable work, 

 was sis.Ou, and every copy In their possession 

 has been sold. We have a few copies, bound In 

 cloth and gilt, on hand, with plates partly col- 

 ored by hand; new copies, not second-hand ones, 

 at only $i2.0aeacli. 



We also have a few copies, strongly bound In 

 boards with leather corners and back-text com- 

 plete; but each volume lacks from one to six of 

 the original plates, otherwise neio and complete. 

 Our price only $10.00 per volume. 



The $10.00 edition we are now having bound, 

 and they will not be ready for delivery until 

 about July 15th. If you will send us your order 

 before that date we will send you the vol. for 

 $s.50. Address. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 



Albion, N. Y. 



