The Childs Library of North American Ornithology, 



IT was our intention to publish in this volume of The Warbler a complete 

 Catalogue of the Library of North American Ornithology, which we 

 have collected together in connection with the Childs' Ornithological Mu- 

 seum, but space does not permit. The Library consists of seven hundred 

 bound volumes and is supposed to contain every work of importance on 

 North American Ornithology that was ever written, as well as many for- 

 eign works that have some reference to our birds. 



Among the choicest books in the library is a set of Audubon's Birds of 

 North America, elephant folio edition (the superb Shattuck copy), the 

 works of Bonaparte, Baird, Brewer, Cassin, Lawrence, and Ridgway; Cates- 

 by's Birds of Carolina and Florida, all the works of Dr. Coues and Cory 

 also Elliot's grand works complete, including the Pheasants; Jones' Nests 

 and Eggs of the Birds of Ohio, two large volumes with magnificent colored 

 plates. This is one of the very finest, and probably the rarest and least 

 known of all important North American Ornithological works. Ail the 

 works of Maynard, Nuttall and that splendid old book of Swainson and 

 Richardson, Fauna Boreali Americana; Seebohm's Thrushes, Melherb's 

 Woodpeckers, Desmarest's Tanagers, etc., etc. Also the works of Alexander 

 Wilson. 



Among magazines of North American Ornithology the library contains 

 complete files of all that have been published: Nuttall's Bulletin, The Auk, 

 Condor, Ornithologist and Oologist, Osprey, Nidologist and many others. 

 Also The Ibis complete and Forest and Stream complete in nearly seventy 

 volumes, with index of all bird notes. Also practically all of the Govern- 

 ment publications relating to or touching upon birds, such as the reports 

 of various expeditions and, of the National Museum and Agricultural De- 

 partment. 



Of the minor works on North American Ornithology (pamphlets) the 

 library contains a good collection, which has been classified as much as 

 possible and bound collectively in good size volumes, with index. We have 

 found this to be the most convenient way of handling pamphlets for library 

 use, study and reference. The examples on next two pgaes illustrate this plan: 



Our Library is at the service of bird students and authors who are in a 

 position to make practical use of it. 



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