INTRODUCTION 



The flattering reception accorded to my previous 

 volume, " Our Resident Birds, and How to Know Them," 

 encourages me to follow it up with the present work 

 dealing with our summer and winter visitors. 



I have adhered to the same general plan as that 

 followed in the first book. 



First, to group the birds under their main habitats, as 

 follows : 



I. Birds of the gardens, orchards and cultivated 



districts. 



II. Birds of the woods and well-wooded districts. 



III. Birds of the commons, downs, moorland and 



mountainous districts. 



IV. Birds of the streams, rivers, lakes and marshy 



districts. 



v. Birds of the sea, seashore and cliffs. 



Secondly, to sub-divide these groups under : 



(a) Colour. 



(b) Size. 



In the two volumes I have endeavoured to cover the 

 whole subject of British Birds, and it has been my aim 

 to provide two little companions which will enable 

 the bird-lover to identify without trouble any bird he 

 may see at any season of the year. If this result be 

 achieved, I shall feel that the work entailed in compilation 

 has been amply repaid. 



E.F.M.E. 



