IMPORTANT WORKS ON BIRDS 
PUBLISHED BIT 
S. E. O^SSIN-Q, 
Naturalists’ Agency, - - Salem, Mass. 
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Any work mentioned below will be forwarded, post-paid, on receipt of price. Special 
circulars, giving descriptions, etc., will be sent when desired. A full catalogue of Ornitho- 
logical Works for sale at the Agency free to all applicants. 
The Land Birds and Oame Birds of New Engrland. 
With Descriptions of the Birds, their Nests and Eggs, their Habits and Notes, with 
illustrations. By H. D. Minot. 1 vol. 8vo. Cloth, $3.00, 
Field Ornithology : A Manual of Instruction on Collecting, Prepar- 
ing. and Preserving Birds. By Elliott Coues. With which is issued a Check 
List of North American Birds. 1vol. 8vo. Cloth, $2.50. 
Key to North American Birds. By Elliott Coues, M. D. 
369 imperial octavo pages. Illustrated by 6 Steel Plates and 238 Woodcuts. A Manual 
or Text-Book of the Birds of North America ; containing a Synopsis of Living 
and Fossil Birds, and Descriptions of every North American Species known to this 
Time. 1 vol. Royal 8vo. Cloth, $ 7.00. 
The Birds of North America. By Baird, Cassin, and Lawrence. 
2 vols. 4to. Vol. 1. contains 1005 pages. Vol. II. is an atlas of 100 plates, figuring 
148 species of Birds. Plain plates, $ 15.00. Plates elegantly colored, $ 20.00. Text 
(Vol. I.) separate, $5.00. 
Birds of the Northwest : A Handbook of American Ornithology. 
Containing accounts of all the birds inhabiting the great Missouri Valley, and many 
others, together representing a large majority of the Birds of North America. With 
copious biographical details from personal observation, and an extensive synonymy. 
8vo. 791 pages. Cloth, $4.50; Half Morocco, $ 5.50. 
The Naturalist’s Guide, in Collecting and Preserving Objects of 
Natural History, with a Complete Catalogue of the Birds of Eastern Massachusetts. 
By C. J. Maynard. New Edition just ready, with much new matter, and Two Plates 
colored by hand. 1 vol. 12mo. Cloth, $ 2.00. 
IMPORTANT WORK ON FERNS. 
ILLUSTRATIONS OF 
The Ferns of Ifforth Americai 
Text by Prof. Daniel C. Eaton, of Yale College. 
Illustrations by Mr. Jas. H. Emerton. 
Published in 4to Parts, with three elegant Colored Plates in each 
number. First Part nearly ready. 
A sample plate and pages will he sent free to all who desire to see the work 
before subscribing. Address 
S. E. GASSINO, NATURALISTS’ AGENCY, 
Salem, Mass. 
