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TilE OOLOGIST. 



Birds of Eastern North America 



AA^itli Oii^iiial Descriptions of all the S})ecies which occur East of the 



Mississippi Eiver, between the Arctic Circle and the Gulf of 



Mexico, with full Notes upon their Habits eic, by 



C. J. Maynaid; containing thirty-two Plates 



drawn on Stone by the Author. 



EEVISED EDITION OF 1881. 



This important work is a largo quarto vol umo ; nd contains 5.^2 

 pag-cs. 



The Okigin ok the Wouk. 



Some twenty yoars ago the author deckled in 

 w.'lteavvork ou birds, and in order to gather 

 m iteriai for this purpose, began a series ot ex- 

 pi jrat ions to various section-i of Kastern North 

 Anieiiea. between the gulfs of St. Lawrence and 

 Mexico, during wliicli some sixteen thousand 

 birds were collected. All of these underwent a 

 clo.se examination, their peculiarities were ob- 

 served and recorded, and many were dissected 

 and drawings made ot the anatomical structure; 

 while careful measurements weie taken ot nearly 

 all of them. During ail this time, notes weie 

 being wriftfu fi-oin uhservatinns upim the nestmg 

 and other Inijiis ot tlir vai-ious sjircies. 



Mot only were the land birds carefully studied, 

 but special attention was also given to tlie 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 accumulating material for the woi-k. for the 

 expeditions undertaken for this purpose were 

 necessarily expensive, as the aui lior was obliged 

 to emplo.v niauy assistants, and thousands ot 

 dollars were expended in this way. 



The Ch.\r.\.cter ok the Wokk. 



The descriptions of the birds are all original 

 and were written for the work, nothing which 

 has ever appeai-ed in print before, Ijcing given. 

 Kach species us desciibed in detail, beginning 

 with the adult, and where it was known, ending 

 With that of the nestlings, while all the inter- 

 mediate stages are given. The attention of 

 students is particularly called to this point, as 

 thereby any species. e\en If m ob.scure plumage, 

 maybe readily idenllHed. Another cliaraeter. 

 whicii partli-ulariy recommends the book to be- 

 ginners, is tilt' fact tliat very few technical terms 

 are used, simple words being substliuted for the 

 long and too often meaningless cognomens, 

 which have teen a])plie I to the various parts ot 

 birds. Students \\ ill also lind that comparisons 

 are given between one species and otlieis allied 

 to It, thus greatly assisting in identi!lc;.t.on, 

 especially in closely allied species. 



The clas.sltication used, although similar to 

 that In current use, presents some changes. 

 based upon the anatomical stu-lies. Avtrjge j 

 dimensions, often taken from many specimens. ! 

 are given of each species, as well as the longest j 

 and .shortest individual measured. The disM ibu- 

 tlon and extent of migration of each species is ' 

 also given, and a detailed description, with I 

 measurements of the nests and eggs. 'I'lie num- ' 



ber ot species described is 44fl. Following the 

 I description will Ije lound a popular account of 

 [ the habits etc. in wiiich ai-e mingled scenic 

 sketches and notes on travel and adventure. 

 The work is pi'ovided witii full indexes of .scien- 

 tific and common names, and an explanatory 

 i list of plates. 

 I The Pl.wes. 



Thirty-two full-sized plates, drawn on stone 

 j and colored by hand, are given. In these are 

 [ represented twenty-two ilfe-slzea llgures of birds, 

 with appropriate plants, shrubs etc : eighty -six 

 I heads, also life-sized, iepresentingn:any genera, 

 i and two iiundred and twenty-three other figures 

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

 i eric and other characters, making in all i/ut^e 

 JvuLdrecl and thirly-oiit figures, wliich ai-e fully 

 explained either In the text or m liie index of 

 plates at the end of the volume. Allot Ihe fig- 

 ures have been prepai-ed with great care: In 

 siiort,. no pains or expense have been spared to 

 render this work acceptable to beginneis. as 

 well as to advanced students: and juoging from 

 the universal expressions ot approViation wiiti 

 which the work has been received, as it lias 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: 



"Tlie work is more valuable to me than any 

 othar work on ornithology I possess or to which 

 1 have access." 



Pkok. .T. VV. p. Jenks, Brown I'nlversity Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



The publisher's price, for this valuable work, 

 was $is.Oii. and evei-y 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 $12. Oj each. 



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 iwir and amiiJlfU'. 

 Our price only $iu.(,0 per volume. 



The tin.uu edition we are now having bouniL 

 and they will not be ready lor delivery untl 

 aliout July loth. If .yon wdl send us your order 

 1 ef ire that date we will send you i he vol. lor 

 $ . 0. Address. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 



Albion, N. Y. 



