NOMENCLATURE OF COLORS 
FOR NATURALISTS, 
AND 
COMPENDIUM OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE 
FOR ORNITHOLOGISTS. 
BY 
ROBERT RIDGWAY, 
CURATOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIRDS, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
WITH TEN COLORED PLATES AND SEVEN PLATES 
OF OUTLINE ILLUSTRATIONS. 
BOSTON: 
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. 
1886. 
