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BIRD NEIGHBORS 



AN INTRODUCTORY ACQUAINTANCE WITH J50 

 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 



Price, Cloth, $2 



This book makes the identification of our birds simple and positive, 

 even for the uninitiated, through certain unique features 



I. 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 char- 



acteristics. 



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 inter- 

 est 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. He will 

 find these colored plates quite as helpful as those of Audubon or Wilson." 



This book is but 6 months old yet is in its 15th thousand. It is now 

 being used in the schools, and has been taken up by Boards of Education 

 because the plates present the real birds in natural colors. Secretary Frank 

 Hill, of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, writes : 



" The illustrations by color photography are accurate, beautiful, 

 and yet inexpensive. I wonder if people realize that this marvelous 

 process is bringing within their reach, for a trifle, illustrations that not 

 many years ago would have cost 20 or 30 times as much, and would 

 have been restricted to the use of the favored and wealthy." 



Realizing how important it is that everyone should know our every-day 

 birds, I have made a special arrangement with the publishers which en- 

 ables me to offer " Bird Neighbors " and Recreation, one year, for the 

 price of the former. - 



This offer applies alike to new subscribers and to renewals. 



$2 is the publisher's price for " Bird Neighbors ** 

 $2 gets this book and RECREATION One Year 



If you are already a subscriber and want the book, send your $2. It 

 will then be sent you and your subscription credited for another year. 



ADDRESS . . . 



RECREATION 



J9 West 24th Street, New York 



