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ouide for children and covers sufficient ground to give a 
general gras]) of the snhject of birds. The Macmillan Co., 
Xew York. Price, $1.50. 
Books for General Reading. 
■‘Birds in the Bush”. By Bradford Torrey. Houghton, 
Mifflin & Co., Boston. All of Mr. Torrey’s works are ex- 
cellent. 
“Birdland Echoes.” By Jacob Abbott. J. B. Lippincott, 
Philadelphia. Price, $1.50. 
“YAke-Robin.” By John Burroughs. Houghton, Mifflin 
& Co., Boston. Mr. Burroughs’s works are all accurate and 
are inspired with the nature charm. 
“Wild Life of Orchard and Field.” By Ernest Ingersoll. 
Harper & Bros., New York. 
“YAlden” and other books. By Henry Thoreau. Thoreau 
is one of the pioneer nature students. His works are consid- 
ered classics and should be read by all nature lovers. 
For Advanced Students. 
“Manual of North American Birds.” By Robert Ridg- 
way, of the Smithsonian Institution. Considered the most 
reliable manual by many advanced students. Rather tech- 
nical, except for those thoroughly versed in ornithology. J. 
B. Lippincott, Pub., Philadelphia. Price, $T.50. 
“Key to North American Birds.” By Elliott Cones. For 
advanced students. The descriptions are not technical and 
the work is commonly used by those amateurs who keep a 
constant interest in bird study. Dana, Estes & Co., Boston. 
Price, $10.00. 
“The Bird, Its Form and Function,” by C. William Beebe. 
This is a history of the evolution of bird life, the structure of 
birds, and the uses of its various parts. Henry Holt & 
Company, New York. Price, $3.50. 
The same company announce a work now in press en- 
titled “Birds of the World,” by Frank H. Knowlton, Fred- 
erick A. Lucas and Robert Ridgway. 
