JUST PUBLISHED 
BIRDS or CALIFORNIA 
By IRENE GR.OSVENO^i WHEELOCK 
T his is the first book to absolutely cover the field. The author has personally 
visited and studied most of the species described, her researches extending 
from the southernmost to the northernmost bounderies of the state, ana 
from the islands off the coast to the eastern coast of the Sierras. Her book 
is intended to be all that the most exacting student may require; her keys for the 
determination of the species are correct, as well as simple, h'or the conveniance of 
the beginner, the publishers have supplied a chart of a bird, explaining the terms 
used ; while a map of the State, showing the zones of distribution and the 
breeding ranges, adds to the usefulness of the volume. 
Although Mrs. Wheelock has drawn 
upon various reliable sources for her 
accounts of the habits of the .species, 
the publishers point out that most of 
her observations are original; and the 
charm of her own bright and enter- 
taining phraseology adds to the inter- 
est of her statements. She herself 
visited the islands, and encountered 
hardships and inconveniences in her 
endeavors to secure information at 
first-hand. 
The work is brought out in the most 
attractive style possible. There are 
10 full-page plates and 78 text draw- 
ings, all by Bruce Horsfall, who stands 
in the front rank of bird delineators 
of today. The artist has fairly sur- 
passed himself in his effort to provide 
this work with telling illustrations, 
and the engravers and printers have 
been chosen with a view of provid- 
ing the most effective productions 
pos.sible. 
Illustrated by Bruce Horsfall. 600 pages, limp leather, S2.50 net. 
At All Booksellers. 
A. C. McCLURG CEL CO., 
PublisKers 
Bird-Lore begins in its December issue; the publication of beautifully colored plates, accurately repre- 
senting all the plumages of North American Warblers, with migration records, compiled from data in 
the Biological Survey by W. W. Cooke, 
This number, with a Christmas card of a before unpublished view of John Burrough’s Cabin, “Slab- 
sides,” will be sent free to all subscribers to Vol. IV, 1904, of this magazine. Or, on receipt of one dollar, 
we will send the magazine and the card inscribed with your name as donor of Bird-Lore for 1904, in 
time to be received as a 
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