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Now revised and brought up to date. . .Reed's great volume on birds' eggs 
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS EGGS 
Illustrating in Natural Size the Eggs of Nearly Every Species of 
North American Bird 
by Chester A. Reed 
Revised, and with a new preface by Paul A. Buckley 
The study of birds’ eggs is at once an important branch of ornithology 
(for the information it may disclose about range, life cycles, etc.) and 
a fascinating occupation in itself. The interesting variety of sizes, hues, 
and markings found in birds’ eggs has long given oological work 
a special appeal to students of birdlife. 
In former times, egg collecting was a widespread pastime in this 
country. But indiscriminate nest-robbing over the years caused alarm- 
ing reductions in certain bird populations. Fortunately, private collec- 
tion activities are now prohibited by the Federal Migratory Bird Act. 
Moreover, such practices have long been generally unnecessary for 
normal ornithological study, since the eggs of almost all species have, 
for a long time, been catalogued and fully described in print. 
Yet, for a number of years now, there has been an important gap in 
the oological literature, and egg students have had a legitimate com- 
plaint. Reed’s “North American Birds Eggs,” a book that ornithologists 
and laymen have depended upon for over 50 years as the most com- 
prehensive source of data and pictorial material in the' field, has been 
out of print, and copies in libraries or on the rare book market have 
been getting harder and harder to find. Hence, this re-issue should be 
a boon to anyone interested in the subject. 
—Thoroughly revised and up-dated to conform to the latest studies 
and nomenclature changes— 
Due to important shifts in taxonomic thinking in recent years, there 
have been numerous changes in nomenclature and classification since 
Reed’s day. Paul A. Buckley of the Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell 
University handled the enormous project of bringing Reed’s material 
up to date to agree with the latest A.O.U. Check-list, and he has 
adjusted the arrangement of the Families and Orders, and their 
names, accordingly. One of the most significant changes taken into 
account in this new edition is the fact that many birds formerly con- 
sidered separate species are now known to be geographical representa- 
tives of other wide-ranging species. In the book common names of 
birds are given for species as a whole, with the various races or 
varieties receiving only technical designation in their scientific names. 
A special cross-referenced index has been prepared to enable the 
reader to find specimens quickly as per current usage. 
— Almost every North American bird covered; over 600 photos! — 
More than 560 natural-size photographs of eggs make up one of the 
finest pictorial offerings of its kind ever put together. These photo- 
graphs were selected from Reed’s own collection and from collections 
$3.00 
of various egg photographers and oologists around the country. The 
captions and text give information on color variations, size, and the 
like. 82 other photos show undisturbed nests, nesting sites, and birds 
in the field. In addition, hundreds of line drawings in the margins 
give you a quick idea of what the bird looks like. 
This survey, arranged and broken down according to order, family, 
genus, species, and in many cases, race, covers nearly every bird of our 
continent. For each bird, the text gives the common and scientific 
names and gives a general account of nesting and laying habits, range, 
plumage and field marks, nesting habitats, and other details. 
This volume gives you, therefore, an indispensable guide to North 
American birds’ eggs, which serves as a basic reference work and as 
an essential aid in the identification of specimens. No one interested 
in nature and birdlife should be without a copy of this revised 
edition. 
Unabridged, revised republication of 1904 edition. Author’s preface. 
New preface by Paul A. Buckley, Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell 
University. Index. 51 plates. 31 photos of nests. 566 natural-size photo- 
graphs of eggs. Numerous small line drawings of birds, xii 372pp. 
6y a x8y s . Paperbound $3.00 
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