READY MAY IsU 19Q9 



The Birds of Washinflton 



By WM. LEON DAWSON, A, M., M. A. 0. U., M. C. 0. C, of Seattle, and 

 JOHN HOOFER BOWLES, M. G. 0. C, of Tacoma. 



The Pioneer Bird Book of the Pacific Northwest 



A complete scientific and popular account of the 375 species of birds found in 

 the State of Washington, Superbly illustrated from photographs by Messrs. Dawson, 

 Finley, Bohlman, Wright, Merrill, and others; and with 40 drawings in the text by 

 Allan Brooks, of British Columbia. More than 400 illustrations in the Original Edit- 

 tion; more than 450 in the Imperial Edition. 



Complete in T'wo Volumes — 900 Pa^es 



Of Dawson's "Birds of Ohio " Chapman said : "The most attractive and valuable 

 work on the birds of a single state which has yet appeared. ' ' 



"The Birds of Ohio" was prepared for press in a single year. More than four 

 years have been consumed in the exclusive preparation of "The Birds of Washington". 



SIX SOLID REASONS why members of the Cooper Ornithological Club should 

 subscribe for this work. 



First: It is born of the soil. It is of the West, western. Mr. Dawson dates his 

 residence in Washington from i885. 



Second: It describes the birds of a hitherto neglected region, the Pacific North- 

 west embracing, as it does, more than one-third of the North American ortiis. 



Third: It presents in generous measure the life histories of birds which winter in 

 California. 



Fourth: It is not a scientific re-hash of familiar facts, but embodies original re- 

 search in a new field, 



Fifth: The text is written in a vivid, fascinating style, and will constitute a liter- 

 ature as well as an encyclopedia of western bird-lore. 



Sixth : The work will be the most splendidly illustrated of any American bird- 

 book to date. 



Four Grades; Ei^Kt Editionst Eleven Bindings: 



The Original Edition at $10, $12, $15 (according to binding); the Large Paper 

 Edition, with special photogravures, at $25; the De Luxe Editions ("Patrons' ", 

 "Artemesia", "Tacoma", and "V. & V."), with special illustrations and luxurious 

 bindings, at $50; the Imperial Edition, De Grand Luxe, with sixteen original water- 

 color paintings by Allan Brooks, $350. 



The output of this work in all the editions will be strictly limited to advance sub- 

 scriptions. 



We go to press January 1st, at which time the subscription books close. 

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Very truly yours, 



THE OCCIDENTAL PUBLISHING CO. 



University Station Seattle, Wash. 



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