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| BIRD NEIGHBORS % 



4» AN INTRODUCTORY ACQUAINTANCE WITH J50 «§* 



e§» BIRDS COMMONLY FOUND IN THE WOODS, JL 



^ FIELDS, AND GARDENS ABOUT OUR HOMES ^ 



* By NELTJE BLANCHAN _> , n < < «*- f 



* With an lZt^^iJ°^ur^SSS S ^ *° ^TlCCf UOttl, $Z + 

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«fft This book makes the identification of our birds simple and positive, «§» 



ejb even for the uninitiated, through certain unique features g|» 



<|~ 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. 



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



<-|b Mr. John Burroughs has read and annotated the book, vouches for 



- their accuracy. 



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



e|» for certain localities, and where to look for others. 



&k& IV. A second supplementary chapter deals with family traits and char- 



5" acteristics. 



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



e|» season. 



eSoj VI. All the popular names, by which a bird is known, ar,e 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- 

 's^ 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 



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



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



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



gloj 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, 



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



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



e§$ 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 



e§» 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. 



*f* 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 



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



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