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The book of birds; birds of town and country, the warblers, and American game birds, / with 331 color portraits of North American birds and 129 illustrations in black and white

Catalog Data

Author:
National Geographic Society (U.S.)  Search this
Henshaw, Henry W (Henry Wetherbee) 1850-1930  Search this
Shiras, George 1859-1942  Search this
Kennard, F. H. (Frederic Hedge) 1865-  Search this
Cooke, Wells Woodbridge 1858-1916  Search this
Nelson, Edward William 1855-1934  Search this
Fuertes, Louis Agassiz 1874-1927  Search this
Physical description:
252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1927
Notes:
" Color plates from paintings from life by Louis Agassiz Fuertes."
"Articles ... published in the National Geographic magazine during the last thirteen years."- Forward.
Includes index
Contents:
Foreword, by G. Grosvenor.--Common birds of town and country, by H. W. Henshaw.--Friends of our forests--the warblers, by H. W. Henshaw.--The world record for feathered friends.--How birds can take their own portraits, by G. Shiras, 3rd.--The game birds of North America, by H. W. Henshaw.-- Encouraging birds around the home, by F. H. Kennard.--Our greatest travelers-- migratory birds, by W. W. Cooke.--Bird banding, the telltale of migratory flight, by E. W. Nelson
Topic:
Birds  Search this
Call number:
QL676.N28 1927X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_267464