THE OBJECT AND PLAN OF THIS GUIDE 5 



England. By this narrowing of the field, many species 

 are eliminated which in other manuals bewilder a beginner 

 and often lead him into error. No mention, moreover, is 

 made of birds that are only irregular wanderers to the region. 

 As the student advances iu the studj' of birds and be- 

 comes more familiar with the commoner species and tnore 

 interested in the subject, he often asks, " Where or how can 

 I see such and such a species, of which I read in Burroughs 

 or Torrey ? " In the case of local or rare birds, an attempt 

 has been made in this Guide to direct the student to certain 

 favorable localities where the species will be either surely 

 or probably found ; and in every case the kind of country 

 where a species is likely to occur is as fuUy described as 

 possible. 



