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The Bird Book

by Chester A. Reed

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Author
Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912
Title
The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs.
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
QL: Science: Zoology
Subject
Birds -- North America
Category
Text
eBook-No.
30000
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30000
Release Date
September 15, 2009
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE BIRD BOOK — ILLUSTRATING IN NATURAL COLORS MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS; ALSO SEVERAL HUNDRED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEIR NESTS AND EGGS — CHESTER A. REED, B. S. — TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. 2.THE BIRD BOOK — DIVING BIRDS. Order I. PYGOPODES — GREBES. Family COLYMBIDÆ — LOONS. Family GAVIIDAE — PUFFINS, AUKS and MURRES. — Family ALCIDÆ
  3. 3.LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS. Order II. LONGIPENNES SKUA AND JAEGERS. Family STERCORARIIDAE
  4. 4.GULLS and TERNS. Family LARIDÆ
  5. 5.SKIMMERS. Family RYNCHOPIDÆ
  6. 6.TUBE-NOSED SWIMMERS. Order III. TUBINARES. — ALBATROSSES. Family DIOMEDEIDAE
  7. 7.FULMARS, SHEARWATERS and PETRELS — Family PROCELLARIDAE
  8. 8.TOTIPALMATE SWIMMERS. Order IV. STEGANOPODES — TROPIC BIRDS. Family PHAETHONTIDAE
  9. 9.GANNETS. Family SULIDAE
  10. 10.DARTERS. Family ANHINGIDAE
  11. 11.CORMORANTS. Family PHALACROCORACIDÆ
  12. 12.PELICANS. Family PELECANIDÆ
  13. 13.MAN-O'-WAR BIRDS. Family FREGATIDÆ
  14. 14.Order V. ANSERES — DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS. Family ANATIDAE
  15. 15.LAMELLIROSTRAL GRALLATORES. Order VI. ODONTOGLOSSÆ — FLAMINGOES. Family PHOENICOPTERIDAE
  16. 16.IBISES, STORKS, HERONS, etc. Order VII. HERODIONES — SPOONBILLS. Family PLATALEIDAE
  17. 17.IBISES. Family IBIDIDÆ
  18. 18.STORKS and WOOD IBISES — Family CICONIIDAE
  19. 19.BITTERNS and HERONS — Family ARDEIDAE
  20. 20.CRANES, RAILS, etc. Order VIII. PALUDICOLÆ — CRANES. Family GRUIDAE
  21. 21.COURLANS. Family ARAMIDÆ
  22. 22.RAILS, GALLINULES and COOTS. Family RALLIDÆ
  23. 23.SHORE BIRDS. Order IX. LIMICOLÆ — PHALAROPES. Family PHALAROPODIDAE
  24. 24.AVOCETS and STILTS. Family RECURVIROSTRIDÆ
  25. 25.SNIPES, SANDPIPERS, Family SCOLOPACIDÆ
  26. 26.PLOVERS. Family CHARADRIIDÆ
  27. 27.SURF BIRDS AND TURNSTONES. Family APHRIZIDÆ
  28. 28.OYSTER-CATCHERS. Family HÆMATOPODIDÆ
  29. 29.JACANAS. Family JACANIDÆ
  30. 30.GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. Order X. GALLINÆ — GROUSE, PARTRIDGES, ETC. Family TETRAONIDAE
  31. 31.PHEASANTS. Family PHASIANIDÆ
  32. 32.TURKEYS. Family MELEAGRIDÆ
  33. 33.CURASSOWS AND GUANS. Family CRACIDÆ
  34. 34.PIGEONS AND DOVES. Order XI. COLUMBÆ — Family COLUMBIDAE
  35. 35.VULTURES, HAWKS and OWLS. Order XII. RAPTORES — AMERICAN VULTURES. Family CATHARTIDAE
  36. 36.KITES, HAWKS AND EAGLES. Family BUTEONIDÆ
  37. 37.FALCONS AND CARACARAS — Family FALCONDIDAE
  38. 38.BARN OWLS. Family Alucondidae
  39. 39.HORNED OWL. Family Strigidae
  40. 40.PAROQUETS AND PARROTS. Order XIII. PSITTACI. — Family PSITTACIDAE
  41. 41.CUCKOOS, TROGANS, KINGFISHERS, ETC. Order XIV. CUCKOOS, ANIS, ETC. Family CUCULIDAE
  42. 42.TROGONS. Family TROGONIDÆ
  43. 43.KINGFISHERS. Family ALCEDINIDÆ
  44. 44.WOODPECKERS. Order XV. PICI. — Family PICIDAE
  45. 45.GOATSUCKERS, SWIFTS, AND HUMMINGBIRDS. Order XVI. MACROCHIRES. — GOATSUCKERS, Family CAPRIMULGIDAE.
  46. 46.Family MICROPODIDÆ
  47. 47.HUMMINGBIRDS. Family TROCHILIDAE
  48. 48.PERCHING BIRDS. Order XVII. PASSERES — COTINGAS. Family COTINGIDAE
  49. 49.FLYCATCHERS. Family TYRANNIDÆ
  50. 50.LARKS. Family ALAUDIDÆ
  51. 51.CROWS, JAYS, MAGPIES, ETC. Family CORVIDÆ.
  52. 52.STARLINGS. Family STURNIDÆ
  53. 53.BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, ETC. Family ICTERIDÆ
  54. 54.FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. Family FRINGILLDÆ
  55. 55.TANAGERS. Family TANAGRIDÆ
  56. 56.SWALLOWS. Family HIRUNDINIDÆ
  57. 57.WAXWINGS. Family AMPELIDÆ
  58. 58.SHRIKES. Family LANIIDÆ
  59. 59.VIREOS. Family VIREONDIDÆ
  60. 60.HONEY CREEPERS. Family COEREBIDÆ
  61. 61.WARBLERS. Family MNIOTILTIDÆ
  62. 62.WAGTAILS. Family MOTACILLIDÆ — DIPPERS. Family CINCLIDÆ — WRENS, THRASHERS, ETC. Family TROGLODYTIDÆ
  63. 63.CREEPERS. Family CERTHIIDÆ
  64. 64.NUTHATCHES AND TITS. Family SITTIDÆ
  65. 65.WARBLERS, KINGLETS and GNATCATCHERS. Family SYLVIIDÆ
  66. 66.THRUSHES, SOLITAIRES, BLUEBIRDS, ETC. Family TURDIDAE — INDEX — Birds of Eastern North America — By CHESTER A. REED, B. S. — Color Key To N. A. Birds — By F. M. CHAPMAN and C. A. REED — LAND BIRDS — By CHESTER A. REED, B. S. — WATER BIRDS — By CHESTER A. REED, B. S. — THE TREE GUIDE — By JULIA ELLEN ROGERS — Animal Post Cards — BY — CHESTER A. REED — American Game Birds
  67. 67.North American Birds' Eggs — By CHESTER A. REED, B. S.
  68. 68.Nature Studies--In Field and Wood — By CHESTER A. REED, B. S.
  69. 69.Camera Studies of Wild Birds in Their Homes — By CHESTER A. REED, B. S. — Western Bird Guide — CHAS. K. REED, WORCESTER, MASS.

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