PREFACE 11 



Special acknowledgments are due to Dr. Jonathan 

 D wight. His collection of local birds is now the best in 

 existence, and he has kindly permitted me to record the many 

 unpublished items of interest it contains. Also to Messrs. 

 E. P. Bicknell and Roy Latham for generously supplying 

 invaluable records which they were proposing to publish 

 separately. Mr. W. DeW. Miller has always been ready to 

 answer all queries about New Jersey birds, has put his knowl- 

 edge and experience at my disposal, and has given advice in 

 many directions. Miss Elizabeth H. McVickar was for 

 several months of the greatest assistance in the monotonous 

 task of collating data and notes. Mr. M. S. Crosby kindly 

 assisted in reading proof, and my brother, the Rev. Acton 

 Griscom, rendered invaluable service in critically reading 

 the entire book in both galley and page proof. 



I am indebted to Dr. A A. Allen, Messrs Louis Agassiz 

 Fuertes, Courtenay Brandreth, and others for their kind per- 

 mission to reproduce their photographs or paintings. Most 

 of these have appeared in Natural History. Messrs. D. 

 Appleton and Co. have permitted the reproduction of a 

 picture from Bird-Life. The National Association of Audu- 

 bon Societies have most generously permitted the use of six 

 of their colored plates, and have facilitated their reproduc- 

 tion in every way. 



To Dr. F. M. Chapman, Dr. F. A. Lucas, and Dr. R. W. 

 Tower, I am indebted for kindly interest and encourage- 

 ment, and assistance in publication. 



