HANDBOOK OF BIRDS 



OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA 



WITH KEYS TO THE SPECIES 



AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR PLUMAGES, NESTS, AND EGGS 



THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND MIGRATIONS 



AND A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THEIR HAUNTS AND HABITS 



WITH INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS ON THE 



STUDY OF ORNITHOLOGY, HOW TO IDENTIFY BIRDS 



AND HOW TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE BIRDS 



THEIR NESTS, AND EGGS 



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BY 



FRANK M. CHAPMAN 



ASSISTANT CURATOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MAMMALOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY 



IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY ; 



MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS* UNION, ETC. 



WITH FULL-PAGE PLATES AV COLORS AND BLACK AND WHITE 



AND UPWARD OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CUTS 



IN THE TEXT 



SECOND EDITION 



NEW YORK 

 D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 



189s 



ACADIA college: library, 



WQLFYILLE, M.S. 



