BIRD BIOGRAPHIES
A GUIDE-BOOK FOR BEGINNERS
An Introduction to 150 Common Land Birds of the Eastern United States
BY
ALICE E. BALL
Author of “A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS”
ILLUSTRATED BY
ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL
Painter of Backgrounds in Habitat, Groups American Museum of Natural History New York City
56 COLORED PLATES
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1923
Copyright, 1923.
By DODD, MEAD & COMPANY, Inc.
PRINTED IN U. S. A.
VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK
TO MY FRIEND
ELIZABETH JONES
IN LOVING ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HER UNTIRING AID, UNWAVERING FAITH, AND INSPIRING CRITICISM
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED