CONTENTS. 
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Title i 
Dedication iii 
Contents ' « v 
Historical Preface ...» xi 
PART L 
FIELD ORNITHOLOGY. 
§ 1. Implements for collecting, and their use . , . 1 
§ 2. Dogs 9 
§ 3. Various suggestions and directions for field-work , 9 
§ 4. Hygiene of collectorsliip 19 
§ 5. Registration and labelling 21 
§ 6. Instruments, materials, and fixtures for preparing birdskins ......... 25 
§ 7. How to make a birdskin 28 
§ 8. Miscellaneous particulars 45 
§ 9. Collection of nests and eggs 50 
§10. Care of a collection 51 
PART II. 
GENERAL ORNITHOLOGY. 
§ 1. Definition of birds 59 
§ 3. Principles and practice of classification 65 
§ 3. Definitions and descriptions of the exterior parts of birds 82 
a. Of the feathers, or plumage 82 
b. The topography of birds , . . . 91 
1. Regions of the body 94 
2. Of the members ; their parts and organs 100 
i. The bill 100 
ii. Tiie wings 106 
iii. The tail 114 
iv. The feet 118 
