/o Birds of O reran and Washington 



To save others the difficulties I have encoun- 

 tered, and to encourage many, I hope, to become 

 familiar with the beautiful in the form of bird- 

 life in this section of the country, I have under- 

 taken to supply at least a present demand, and 

 furnish something like a First Book upon the 

 birds of Oregon and Washington. 



The number of birds included in this little 

 book is limited to the purpose for which it is 

 prepared, viz : to introduce one to most of the 

 common Land-birds of this section, except the 

 Game-birds, and to a few of the Water-birds. 

 The Game-birds are omitted, because it is as- 

 sumed that they are well known by nearly every 

 one ; and most of the Water-birds are not given, 

 because they are not commonly seen, are limited 

 to the coast and waterways, are shy, and do not 

 often attract any one except hunters and ad- 

 vanced bird-students. A few more than one 

 hundred birds are described.* 



The book is also limited in that it seeks mainly 

 to help one to become acquainted with the birds 

 by sight and song, leaving, for the most part, a 



* In the second edition, the number described is about one hun- 

 and fifty. 



