ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



I WISH to express my sincere thanks to all those who in any 

 way have assisted me in the preparation of this book, as 

 follows: To George L. and William C. Richard, masters 

 of woodcraft, my frequent companions in the field, for much 

 valuable information; to Dr. John M. Clarke, State Geologist, 

 for granting exceptional privileges in the State Museum, 

 Albany; to John A. McCarthy, editor of the Albany 

 Sunday Press in which much of the matter in the book 

 first appeared, for advice and encouragement; to H. A. Slack, 

 for valuable information; to George H. Chadwick, professor 

 of geology at St. Lawrence University, formerly zoologist at 

 the State Museum, Albany, for a unique suggestion; to two 

 women bird observers who wish their names omitted, Henry 

 H. Valentine, and others, for notes; and last, but not least, to 

 the many subscribers who made this book possible. 



