OUTING BOOKS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 
HOW TO KNOW THE WILD FLOWERS 
A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of our 
Common Wild Flowers. By Mrs. William Starr 
Dana. With ioo Illustrations by Marion Satterlee. 
Square i2mo, $1.50 net. 
This book is a delightful companion for the country 
rambler and lover of nature. Mrs. Dana treats of over 
400 varieties of wild flowers, describing them in a simple, 
brief, clear manner that makes the various flowers easily 
recognizable. The romantic, legendary, literary, and 
other associations of each are referred to in a pleasant 
style, giving the book a value for the library as well as for 
the field. Tlje illustrations have great delicacy and 
beauty, and are equal to the text in importance. 
OUR COMMON BIRDS 
AND HOW TO KNOW THEM 
By John B. Grant. With 64 full-page Plates, oblong 
i2mo, $1.50 net . 
PARTIAL LIST OF PLATES: hoot owl, belted king- 
fisher, WHIP-POOR-WILL, KINGBIRD, PHCEBE, BLUE JAY, BOBOLINK, 
MEADOWLARK, ORCHARD ORIOLE, PURPLE FINCH, RED CROSSBILL, SNOW- 
FLAKE, SNOWBIRD, SONG SPARROW, CARDINAL, SUMMER REDBIRD, 
CEDARBIRD, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BROWN THRUSH, WINTER WREN, WOOD 
thrush, robin, and 42 others. 
“ With the fine illustrations and the simple and comprehensive text, 
there is no excuse for the lover of birds to remain in ignorance of all the 
information he needs to enable him to recognize at sight, and to name 
unerringly, any bird he is likely to see in his walks in wood and field.” 
— Boston Saturday Gazette . 
