By John B. Grant 



OUR COMMON BIRDS 



AND HOW TO KNOW THEM 



By John B. Grant. With 64 full-page plates. Oblong 

 i2mo, $1.50 net, 



PARTIAL LIST OF PLATES: hoot owl, belted kingfisher, whip- 

 poor-will. KINGBIRD, PHCEBE, BLUE JAY. BOBOLINK, MEADOWLARK, ORCHARD 

 ORIOLE, PURPLE FINCH, RED CROSSBILL, SNOWFLAKE, SNOWBIRD, SONG SPAR- 

 ROW, CARDINAL, SUMMER REDBIRD, CEDARBIRD, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BROWN 

 THRUSH, WINTER WREN, WOOD THRUSH, ROBIN, and \2 Others. 



The author of this attractive volume dwells upon some 

 ninety specimens of our common birds, and between the 

 remarkably lifelike illustrations and the straightforward, 

 easily intelligible descriptions, no one need be at a loss 

 for the name or habits of any bird an outdoor ramble 

 reveals. A calendar of the times of arrival and departure 

 of the various species in the latitude of New York enables 

 the student to know what to look for at any given date, 

 and the fine literary quality of the book adds a charm to 

 its use quite dispelling any unpleasant ''textbook" asso- 

 ciations. 



"The book is learned, but not too much so for common use, and, if 

 carefully studied, it will introduce the student into that interesting world of 

 bird life where a few favored mortals, such as the author. Bradford Torrey, 

 Olive Thorne Miller and a small handful more, ha\e won their way and 

 brought back so much of delight. The book has more than sixty plates of 

 the commoner American birds, with descriptions, and a very enjoyable and 

 instructive introductory essay." — The Congregationalist. 



" It gives plain, practical illustration regarding birds and how best to study 

 them in their haunts and homes in the woods and fields. The plates adorn 

 the pages and give value to the concise, clearly written text." 



— Chicago Inter -Ocean. 



*' With the fine illustrations and the simple and comprehensive text, there 

 is no excuse for the lover of birds to remain in ignorance of all the information 

 he needs to enable him to recognize at sight, and to name unerringly, any bird 

 he is likely to see in his walks in wood and ^^dL.'"— Boston Saturday Gazette. 



