"To say that the book is exceedingly well written would be doing it scant 

 justice. Dr. Coues' brilliant talents in this respect are already well known, but we 

 have, perhaps, never had so striking a proof of them as is afforded by the present 

 volume. The work has been done so thoroughly that in point of completeness it is 

 almost perfect ; so consistently, that but few points are open to criticism ; so con- 

 cisely, that one hundred and thirty-eight species are treated in two hundred and 

 seventy octavo pages, and the arrangement of the whole is masterly. Gracefully 

 turned descriptive passages and sparkling bits of commentary everywhere enliven 

 the subject, as the brighter colors of an old piece of tapestry set off its more 

 sombre background." — Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club" 



"Those who are familiar with the Editor's felicitous style, as displayed, 

 especially in his ' Birds of the Northwest ' and ' Birds of the Colorado Valley,' 

 will not fail to recognize his touches on nearly every page, or his influence on the 

 general execution of the work." — N. Y. Nation. 



" Mr Stearns began the book several years ago. He performed his task with 

 great care and labor. After finishing his part of the work he handed the MSS, 

 over to Dr. Elliott Coues, the distinguished ornithologist, to be edited. This 

 gentleman has done more than any other man in the country to popularize the 

 study of American birds. He revised the book, rewriting considerable of it. 

 Those accustomed to the lively, graceful style of his other books will frequently 

 recognize his touch in these pages. So now we may be considered to have a perfect 

 book about the birds of New England, at least until some disagreeable scientific 

 man finds out something more." — Cincinnati Commercial. 



" It is the most complete and thorough study in its pai-ticular branch that has 

 yet appeared. In the present work, thoroughness seems to be the prime idea, 

 and everything that exists in New England bird life is carefully classified and 

 described. The publishers, with characteristic zeal, have ably seconded the efforts 

 of author and editor, and the work is presented in a neat and attractive style." — 

 Boston Times. 



" Will undoubtedly take a conspicuous place among the works descriptive of the 

 feathered inhabitants of our section." — Boston Common-wealth. 



" Will no doubt be received by the public with special favor, and be regarded by 

 educators as a standard authority." — Chicago Journal. 



" It is the object of the present volume to go carefully over the whole ground, 

 and present, in concise and convenient form, an epitome of the bird life of New 

 England." — Albany Journal. 



" Its method and scope are all that could be desired in a general scientific 

 treatise, and it fills a place hitherto unoccupied." — Boston Traveller. 



" The work seems to have been done with thoroughness and knowledge, and 

 commends itself strongly to ornithologists on that account. It is fully illustrated." 

 — Boston Transcript. 



" It is handsomely printed, well illustrated, and will be found a complete and 

 thoroughly serviceable manual of reference by all students." — 0««KK«^i Gazette. 



" It is prepared by acknowledged authority, and is practical and popular rather 

 than exhaustive. It is just the book to take down from one's hbrary-shelf in 

 answer to the question ' What bird is that ? ' It is just the book to give a twelve- 

 year old boy when he begins to be curious about birds. It is just the book to go 

 into a school reference library." — N. Y. Christian Union. 



" The work is thorough and up to date, and such a book ought to be put in the 

 hands of ten thousand boys th?t have a gun. It will do for the Northern Middle 

 States." — ;V. Y. Independent. 



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