CONTENTS. 



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PAaB 



Introduction 1 



Chapter I. — The Study of Ornith<ilooy 1 



Systematic Ornithology 2 



Philosophic Ornithology 3 



Economic Ornithology 



Sentiment of Ornithology . , 8 



Chapter li. — The Study ok Birds Out-of- Doors . . . 10 



How to Identify Birds 10 



How to Find Birds II 



When to Find Birds . . 12 



Tables of Migration 15 



The Nesting Season Ill 



Note-books and Journals 20 



Chapter III.— Collectiwo Birds, their Nests, and Kogs . 23 



Collecting Birds 2'C 



Making Birdskins 24 



Sexing Birds 27 



Cataloguing and Labeling 28 



Care of a Collection 20 



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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