RECREATION. xiii 



MR. G. O. SHIELDS, the editor of " Recreation," says he has some 

 thousands of readers who need a book about birds, with large colored plates, 

 and suggests that we offer to send a copy of the only book 'which gives these 

 large colored plates to any reader ON APPROVAL. 



We accept his suggestion, and will send a copy of " Bird Neighbors n 

 to any reader of " Recreation " with the understanding that, if satisfactory, 

 he is to remit us $2.00 ; if not, he or she is to return the book at our expense. 



BIRD NEIGHBORS 



AN INTRODUCTORY ACQUAINTANCE WITH ONE HUNDRED 



AND FIFTY BIRDS COMMONLY FOUND IN THE WOODS, 



FIELDS, AND GARDENS ABOUT OUR HOMES 



By Neltje Blanchan, with an Introduction by John Burroughs 

 And 50 Plates of Birds in Natural Colors 



& 



THIS BOOK MAKES THE IDENTIFICATION OF OUR 

 BIRDS SIMPLE AND POSITIVE, EVEN TO THE UN- 

 INITIATED THROUGH CERTAIN UNIQUE FEATURES 



J. All the birds are grouped according to color, in the belief that a bird's 

 coloring is the first and often the only characteristic noticed. 



II. The descriptions are untechnical, clear, and vivid ; and the fact that 

 MR. JOHN BURROUGHS has read and annotated the book, vouches for 

 their accuracy. 



III. A supplementary chapter tells which groups of birds show preferences 

 for certain localities, and where to look for others. 



IV. A second supplementary chapter deals with family traits and 

 characteristics. 



V. By still another classification, the birds are grouped according to 

 their season. 



VI. All the popular names, by which a bird is known, are given in both 

 the descriptions and the index. 



The FIFTY colored plates are the most beautiful and accurate ever 

 given in a moderate-priced and popular book. 



What MR. BURROUGHS says of the book: "When I began the study 

 of birds I had access to a copy of Audubon, which greatly stimulated my in- 

 terest in the pursuit, but I did not have the opera glass, and I could not take 

 Audubon with me on my walks, as the reader may this volume ; and he will 

 find these colored plates quite as helpful as those of Audubon or Wilson/' 



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