NOMENCLATURE OF COLORS 



FOR NATURALISTS, 



AND 



COMPENDIUM OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE 



FOR ORNITHOLOGISTS. 



BY 



ROBERT RIDGWAY, 



CUKATOB, DEPARTMENT OF BIRDS, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



WITH TEN COLORED PLATES AND SEVEN PLATES 

 OF OUTLINE ILLUSTRATIONS. 



BOSTON: 

 LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. 



1886. 



