KNOWING 
BIRDS 
THROUGH 
STORIES 
By Floyd Bralliar 
book is made up of 
charming true stories about 
birds, showing their human-like 
loves and hates and jealousies, 
and is based upon the author’s 
experiences with the feathered 
flyers while a youth on his 
father’s farm in southeastern 
Iowa. After reading it even a 
boy should be able to name 
many birds on sight. The work 
is liberally illustrated with at¬ 
tractive bird pictures, twelve of 
them being full-page plates in 
bright colors that were made 
from paintings by E. R. Kalm- 
bach, assistant biologist, United 
States Department of Agricul¬ 
ture. The book is recommended 
for adults as well as children, be¬ 
ing both highly instructive and 
intensely entertaining. 
12tno, Cloth, 3 55 pages. 
$2, net; $2.12, post-paid. 
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY 
Publishers 
354-360 Fourth Avenue, New York 
