Bird studies with a camera
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BIRD STUDIES WITH A CAMERA
1. Gannet (flying over), Murres, Puffins, and Razorbilled Auks.
By FRANK M. CHAPMAN
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF VERTEBRATE ZOÖLOGY IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND AUTHOR OF HANDBOOK OF BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, BIRD-LIFE, ETC.
WITH OVER ONE HUNDRED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM NATURE, BY THE AUTHOR
NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1900
Copyright, 1900,
By FRANK M. CHAPMAN.
Frank M. Chapman
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
THE OUTFIT AND METHODS OF THE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER
THE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER’S OUTFIT
THE METHODS OF THE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER
BIRD STUDIES WITH A CAMERA
BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY BEGINS AT HOME
THE LEAST BITTERN AND SOME OTHER REED INHABITANTS
TWO HERONS
WHERE SWALLOWS ROOST
TWO DAYS WITH THE TERNS
THE BIRD ROCKS OF THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE
PERCÉ AND BONAVENTURE
THE MAGDALENS
BIRD ROCK
LIFE ON PELICAN ISLAND, WITH SOME SPECULATIONS ON THE ORIGIN OF BIRD MIGRATION
INDEX