en Ye ol © 
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS 
BY ELLIOTT COUES, M.D. 

This work consists of 369 Imperial 8vo pages, and is illustrated by 6 Steel Plates 
and 238 Woodcuts. Itis designed as a Manual or Text Book of the 
¥ \ 
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, 
and is an exponent of the latest views in Ornithology. 
The INTRODUCTORY part gives a general account of the 
ANATOMY AND CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS 
and full Explanations of all the Terms Used in ORNITHOLOGY: a KEY to the 
Genera amd Subgenera follows in the form of a continuous artificial table, while a 
Synopsis of Living and Fossil Birds 
contains concise descriptions of every North American Species known at this time, 
with characters of the higher groups and remarks relating to forms not found in 
North America. s 
Price $¢@ a Copy in Hull Cloth Binding. 
PUBLISHED BY THE 
NATURALISTS’ AGENCY, Salem, Mass. 
(Prospectus furnished on application.) 
WE GIVE BELOW A FEW NOTICES OF THE PRESS WHICH WILL GIVE A GENERAL 
IDEA OF THE VALUE OF THIS WORK. 
“The reputation of the author, who is so well known by his works on sea-birds, 
and for the anatomy of the loon, cannot but be increased by this production, 
which illustrates on every page the extent of his general information and the 
soundness of his judgment. The subject is treated in a manner rather different 
from that usually adopted by systematic writers; * * * there is a freshness 
and boldness in the manner in which facts are handled, which will be extremely 
acceptable.”— Nature (London), May 8, 1873, p. 22. 
‘““Mr. Coues’ ‘Key to North American Birds,’ somewhat curiously entitled, is a 
very large and handsome volume, beautifully printed and profusely illustrated.” 
— Saturday Review (London), Feb. 22, 1873. 
‘“‘A critical examination of Dr. Coues’ book reveals, it is true, here and there, 
slight faults of execution, but they in no way detract essentially from its value as 
a reliable hand-book, and one well suited to meet the wants of beginners in ornie 
thology, while it affords at the same time a standard and convenient work of ref- 
erence for advanced students and even specialists. * * * The reader is made 
acquainted, in a general way, with the exotic as well as North American families 
of the avian class. In the descriptions of the species, Dr. Coues has shown a 
