Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Osprey, Vol. 5: An Illustrated Magazine of Popular Ornithology; January and February, 1901
This work may be properly designated as a great one. Dr. Gouesi expressed the opinion that the influence which this work exerted cannot well be overstated. It occupied in the present century the place previously filled by the works of Edwards, Forster, Pennant and Latham, so far as the birds of America north of 49� north latitude are concerned; for forty years following its publication, it was the chief source of inspiration of numberless writers on the same subject, and it continues to be a standard authority. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
