CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



CHAPTER I. THE STUDY OF ORNITHOLOGY 1 



Systematic Ornithology 2 



Philosophic Ornithology 3 



Economic Ornithology 6 



Sentiment of Ornithology ... . s ... 8 



CHAPTER II. THE STUDY OF BIRDS OUT-OF-DOORS . . .10 



How to Identify Birds 10 



How to Find Birds 11 



When to Find Birds 12 



Tables of Migration 15 



The Nesting Season 10 



Note-books and Journals 20 



CHAPTER III. COLLECTING BIRDS, THEIR NESTS, AND EGGS . 23 



Collecting Birds 23 



Making Birdskins 24 



Sexing Birds 27 



Cataloguing and Labeling 28 



Care of a Collection 29 



Collecting and Preserving Nests and Eggs . . .29 



PLAN OF THE WORK 32 



Nomenclature adopted 32 



Definition of Terms 32 



The Key to Families 32 



The Keys to Species 34 



Measurements 37 



Range 37 



Biographies 38 



Illustrations 39 



Color Chart 39 



LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 40 



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