THE OOLOGIST. 



Birds of Eastern North America, 



With Original Descriptions of all the Species which occur East of the 



Mississippi Eiver, between the Arctic Circle and the Gulf of 



Mexico, with full Notes upon their Habits etc., by 



C. J. Maynard; containing thirty-two Plates 



drawn on Stone by the Author, 



'. REVISED EDITION OF 1881. 



This important work is a large quarto volume and contains 532 

 pages. 



The Origin of the Wobk. 



■Some twenty years ago the author declfled to 

 write a work on lairds, and in order to gather 

 material for this purpose, began a series of ex- 

 plorations to various sections of Eastern Nortli 

 America, between the gulls of St. Lawrence and 

 Mexico, during which some sixteen thousand 

 birds were collected. All of these underwent a 

 close examination, their peculiarities were ob- 

 served aiid recorded, and many were dissected 

 and drawings made of the anatomical structure; 

 wliile cai'eful measurements were taljen of nearly 

 all of them. During all this time, notes were 

 being written li-om observations upon the nesting 

 and other habits of the various species. 



Not OQly were the land birds carefully studied, 

 but special attention was also given to the aciua- 

 tic species, and many large breeding grounds on 

 the Florida Keys, along tue coast and m the Gulf 

 of St. Lawrence, were visited and thoroughly 

 explored, No time or expense has been spared 

 in accumulating material lor the work, for the 

 expeditions undertaken lor this pm-pose were 

 necessarily expensive, as the author was obliged 

 to employ many assistants, and thousands of 

 dollars were expended in this way. 



The Chabacter of the Work. 

 The descriptions of the birds are all original 

 and were written for the work, nothing which 

 has ever appeared in print before, being given. 

 Each species is described in detail, beginning 

 with the adult, and where it was known, ending 

 with that of the nestUngs, while all the uiter- 

 mediate stages are given. The attention of 

 students is particularly called to this point, as 

 thereby any species, even if in obscure plumage, 

 maybe readily identUied. Another character, 

 which particaiarly recommends the book to be- 

 ginners, is the fact that very few technical terms 

 are used, simple words being substituted for the 

 long and too often meaningless cognomens, 

 which have been applied to the various parts of 

 birds. Students will also lind that comparisons 

 are given between one species and others allied 

 to it, thus greatly assisting in ideutilication, 

 especially in closely allied species. 



The cliisslQcation used, although similar to 

 that iu current use, presents some changes, 

 basad upcm the anatomical studies. Average 

 dimensions, often taken Irom many specimens, 

 are given ot each species, as well as the longest 

 and shortest individual measured. The distribu- 

 tion and extent of migration of each species is 

 also given, and a detailed description, with 

 measurements ot the nests and eggs. The num- 



ber of species described is 449. Following tli> 

 description will be found a popular account u' 

 the habits etc. in which are mingled scenic 

 sketches and notes on travel and adventui'e. 

 The work is provided with lull Indexes ol scien- 

 tific and common names, and an explanatory 

 list of plates. 



The Plates. 

 Thirty-two full-sized plates, drawn on stone 

 and colored by hand, are given. In these are 

 represented twenty-two life-sized figm-es of birds,, 

 with appropriate plants, shrubs etc . ; eighty-six 

 heads, also life-sized, representing many genera, 

 and two hundred and twenty -three other figures 

 of sternums, beaks, etc., illustrating family, gen- 

 eric and other characters, making in all ihr>-i- 

 hundrecl and thirly-one figures, which are fully 

 explained either in the text or in the index u* 

 plates at the end ol the volume. Allot the tiu 

 ures have been prepared with great care; \ii 

 short, no pains or expense have been spared to 

 render this work acceptable to beginners, us 

 well as to advanced students; and juuging from 

 the universal expressions ol approbation \vit:lx 

 which the work has been received, as it has been 

 issued in parts, the author's endeavors to please 

 the public liave not been in vain. 



The following was .selected from among 

 many unsolicited testimonials; 



"The work is more valuable to me than any 

 othor work on ornithology I possess or to which 

 I have access.'' 



Pkof. J. W. P. Jenks, Brown University Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



The publisher's price, for this valuable work, 

 was $iS.Ou. and every copy in their possession 

 has been sold. We have a few copies, bound in 

 cloth and gilt, on hand, with piates partly col- 

 ored by hand; new copies, not second-hand one8. 

 at onlv $t'3.00 each. 



We also liave a few copies, slrungiy Louncl in 

 boards with leather corners and back-text com - 

 plete; but each volume lacks Irom one to six of 

 theoriffinal plates, otherwise neu: ami conipif'.i^ 

 Our price only Sio.oo per volume. 



The fio.oo edition we are now having bound, 

 and they will not be ready lor delivery until 

 about Sept. 1st. 11 you will send us your ord> r 

 belore that date we will send you the vol. lor 

 $.5.30. Address. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 



Albion, N. Y. 



