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 birds, and in order to gather 

 material lor this purpose, began a series of ex- 

 plorations to various sections of Eastern North 

 America, between the gulls ot St. Lawrence and 

 Mexico, during which some sixteen thousand 

 birds were collected. All of these underwent a 

 close examination, their peculiarities were ob- 

 served and recorded, and many were dissected 

 and drawings made of the anatomical structure: 

 while careful measurements were taken of nearly 

 all ol them. During all this time, notes were 

 being written fi'om observations upon the nestmg 

 and other habits 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 (iulC 

 of St. Lawrence, were visited and thoroughly 

 explored, No time or expense has been spared 

 in accumulating material for the work, for the 

 expeditions undertaken for this purpose were 

 necessarOy expensive, as the author was obliged 

 to employ many assistants, and thousands of 

 dollars were expended in this way. 



The Chakacteb 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 the adult, and where it was known, ending 

 with that of the nestlings, while all the inter- 

 mediate stages are given. The attention ot 

 students is particularly called to this point, as 

 thereby any species, even it in obscure plumage, 

 may be readily identified. Another chai-acter, 

 which particularly recommends the book to be- 

 ginners, is the tact that very few technical terms 

 are used, simple words being substituted for the 

 long and too often meaningless cognomens, 

 which have been applied to the various parts ot 

 birds, students will also liud that comparisons 

 are given between one species and others alllt'd 

 to it, thus greatly assisting in identification, 

 especially in closely allied species. 



The classUication used, although similar to 

 that in current use, presents some changes. 

 bassd 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 ot 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 adventtu'e. 

 The work is provided with full indexes of scien- 

 tific and common names, and an explanatory 

 list of plates. 



The Plates. 



Thirty-two lull-sized plates, drawn on ston« 

 and colored by hand, are given. In these are 

 represented twenty-two life-sized figures ot 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 otlier characters, making In all tUn-f 

 hunilred anil thirly-one flgtu'es, which are fully 

 explained either in the text or in tlie index of 

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

 ures have been prepared with great care: iu 

 short, no pains or expense have been spared U) 

 render this work acceptable to beginneis, as 

 well as to advanced students; and jiuiging trom 

 the universal expressions ol approbation witii 

 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 

 othar work on ornithology I possess or to whicli 

 I have access." 



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

 dence, R. I. 



The publisher's price, for this valuable work, 

 was $18.00, and every copy in their possession 

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

 cloth and gUt, on hand, with plates partlj- col- 

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

 at only *iii. 00 each. 



We also have a tew copies, strongly bound in 

 boards with leather corners and back-text coni- 

 plete; but each volume lacks from one to six of 

 the original plates, otherwise iiev ami cunuHetf. 

 Our piice only $10.00 per volume. 



The $40.00 edition we are now having bound, 

 and they will not be readj- tor delivery until 

 about Sept. I3t. If you will send us your ordtr 

 before that date we will send you the vol. for 

 §3.50. Address. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 



Albion, N. Y. 



