The Way to Study Birds 



PART ONE: PREREQUISITES 

 CHAPTER I 



METHOD OF STUDY 



The arrangement of the following pages is 

 founded upon the principle of any elementary 

 book. The simplest terms are used and only 

 enough description is given for actual identifica- 

 tion. Starting with the data about our most 

 abundant bird, information is imparted in turn 

 about each species, the sequence being governed 

 by the abundance of the species and hence the 

 probable frequency of our encountering it; the 

 unique character of its form or markings and 

 the consequent likelihood of its being identified 

 by us; and lastly by a consideration of seasonal 

 variation. In this way the reader is afforded 

 not only the means of identifying the fifty 

 species described in this volume, but is taught 

 the method of identifying those not contained 

 herein. 



The book is divided into five parts. Part i 

 i 



