CONTENTS 



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LIST OP ILLUSTRATIONS ix 



INTRODUCTION xxv 



Acknowledgments xxv 



Collecting and preparing Birds, Nests, and Eggs. By Vernon 



Bailey xxvi 



Collecting Birds . xxvi 



Measuring .......... xxvii 



Making Bird Skins . xxviii 



Skinning xxix 



Stuffing xxx 



Labeling xxx 



Sexing xxx 



Collecting and preserving Eggs and Nests .... xxxi 



Note-Taking, Note-Books, and Journals . . . . . xxxiii 



Life Zones xxxiii 



Migration . . . . . . xxxvi 



Economic Ornithology xxxvii 



Bird Protection. By Theodore S. Palmer .... xxxix 



Books of Reference xliv 



Use of Handbook Keys . xlix 



BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES WEST OF THE ONE 

 HUNDREDTH MERIDIAN. 



KEY TO ORDERS , . . 



KEY TO FAMILIES OF WATER BIRDS " 



