THE BIRD STUDY BOOK 



books which contain illustrations of birds in natural 

 colours. One of these will be of the greatest aid to the 

 beginner in bird study. Among the most useful are 

 the Reed's, " Bird Guides," one covering the birds 

 of the eastern and the other those of the western part 

 of the United States. The pictures alone will be of 

 great use in learning the names of feathered neigh- 

 bours, while an intelligent study of the text will re- 

 veal the identity of many others. 



Local lists of such birds as are found in a neigh- 

 bourhood, or a county, are always a great aid in 

 determining, with a fair degree of accuracy, just 

 what species may or may not be expected to appear 

 in a given locality. Such lists are usually first 

 published in The Auk, The Condor, or other orni- 

 thological publications, and in many cases are printed 

 and distributed later as separate pamphlets. 



There have been published also many State lists 

 of birds, usually accompanied by detailed informa- 

 tion regarding abundance and distribution of all the 

 species known to occur in the State. Every bird 

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