PROSPECTUS. 
The Birds of Florida, which we propose publishing, will contain the results 
of three seasons’ labor in that State. During this time the author has visited all 
sections of Florida, including the Keys and the Everglades, for the sole pur¬ 
pose of studying the feathered tribes in their natural haunts. 
One new species, Pipilo leucopis, has been discovered, and one, Phonipara 
bicolor , added to the fauna of North America. Two species, Egiolitis montanus 
and Querquedula cyanoptera, that have never been taken as far East before, 
have also been found to inhabit Florida. The limit of the migration of many 
species has been fixed with greater accuracy than hitherto, and numerous facts 
relative to the habits of several little known birds have been observed and 
recorded. In short the writer has endeavored to present a complete history of 
the birds of a section of our country hitherto almost unknown. 
In this undertaking we trust that we shall receive the support and patron¬ 
age of all lovers of Natural History, for the labor of bringing together material 
for such a work is much greater than any one who has not experienced it 
can imagine. 
It is proposed to issue the work in twelve parts. 
Subscription price $10.00 in advance for the twelve parts, or $1.00 a part 
payable on delivery. 
In order that the character of the book may be understood and correctly 
judged, we issue with this prospectus a few pages taken from the body of the 
book, and one of the plates. 
Ipswich, Mass., January, 1872. 
