The Birds of California 
A Complete, Scientific and 
Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds 
Found in the State 
By 
William Leon Dawson 
of Santa Barbara 
Director of the International Museum of Comparative Oology, Author of “ The Birds of Ohio ” 
and (with Mr. Bowles') of “The Birds of JVashington” 
Illustrated by 30 Photogravures, 120 Full-page Duotone Plates and More Than 
1100 Half-tone Cuts of Birds in Lite, Nests, Eggs, and 
Favorite Haunts, from Photographs 
Chiefly by 
Donald R. Dickey, Wright M. Pierce, Wm. L. Finley 
and the Author 
Together with 44 Drawings in the Text and a Series of 
no Full-page Color Plates 
Chiefly by 
Major Allan Brooks 
Format De Luxe 
Patrons’ Edition 
Complete in Four Volumes 
Volume Tivo 
South Moulton Company 
San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco 
1923 
Sold Only by Subscription. All Rights Reserved 
