INTRODUCTION 



We had penned " The History of Ornithology " as far as 

 the name of Garrod before seeing a somewhat similar ar- 

 rangement of Boldface type, for the name and date of the au- 

 thor, in the Encyclopcedia Briitanica. The system appears to 

 be too useful to change, just because so excellent an authority 

 has also employed it. The Ornithological Specialist will, 

 doubtless, regret the briefness of tiie biographical references 

 given under each name ; but we are writing for the Ornitho- 

 logical Student, who will, we hope, be pleased at the omis- 

 sion of technicalities which would hinder rather than assist 

 him. A wise teacher will know at once what lines to pursue 

 in this investigation ; what portions may be used in the class 

 room, and what to omit. The advanced student can judge 

 for himself how to use the material here suggested rather than 

 fully presented. The main text is intended as an introduction 

 to general Ornithology, and to the study of individual spe- 

 cies. The Glossary follows as a necessary explanation of the 

 various terms employed in the previous parts. 



