The Bird Book - Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs.

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Bird Book, by Chester A. ReedThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Bird BookIllustrating in natural colors more than seven hundredNorth American birds; also several hundred photographs oftheir nests and eggsAuthor: Chester A. ReedRelease Date: September 15, 2009 [EBook #30000]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BIRD BOOK ***Produced by David Edwards, Rénald Lévesque and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Canada Team athttp://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced fromimages generously made available by The InternetArchive/American Libraries.)Page 1Page 2Male. Female.Young.Page 3THE BIRD BOOKILLUSTRATING IN NATURAL COLORSMORE THAN SEVEN HUNDREDNORTH AMERICAN BIRDS;ALSO SEVERAL HUNDREDPHOTOGRAPHS OF THEIRNESTS AND EGGSBYCHESTER A. REED, B. S.Garden City New YorkDOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY1915Page 4Copyright, 1914, byCHARLES K. REEDAll rights reserved, including that oftranslation into foreign languages,including the Scandinavian.Page 5BARN OWL.Page 6TOPOGRAPHY OF A BIRD.Page 7TABLE OF CONTENTSDiving Birds. Order I. Pygopodes 10Grebes. Family Colymbidæ 11Loons. Family Gaviidæ 17Auks, Murres and Puffins. Family Alcidæ ...