14 Birds of Oregon and Washington 



author's own limited knowledge, but also because 

 of the ignorance, even amongst great ornitholo- 

 gists, of bird-life in special localities in the vast 

 territory which our two States include an 

 area nearly as large as all New England plus the 

 States of New York and Pennsylvania. In only 

 a few places, have any authoritative observations 

 and records been made. 



The publication of his first book brought to 

 the author, from several quarters, information 

 profitable both for new knowledge and for 

 correction to himself and to all who shall read 

 the new edition. 



For the reason given above, even this book 

 cannot be adequate alike to the bird-life of every 

 quarter in so large an area. No doubt some 

 birds, not described in these pages, will be found 

 in some particular place to be more or less com- 

 mon. But, using all known means of assistance, 

 it is believed, after a careful survey of the region 

 covered by the title of this book, that most of 

 the common land-birds of Oregon and Washing- 

 ton are here described. 



In this new publication, more than thirty have 

 been added to the old list and changes (some of 



