The descriptions of the several species have been prepared with great care and present several advantages over those in other books. They are short and so expressed that they may be recalled readily while looking at the bird. They are thus especially adapted for field use. The illustrations were drawn especially for this work. Their number, scientific accuracy, and careful execution add much to the value and interest of the book. The general Key to Land and Water Birds and a very full index make the book convenient and serviceable both for the study and for field work.
Apgar's Birds of the United States will be sent, prepaid, to any address on receipt of the price by the Publishers:
American Book Company
NEW YORK ◆ CINCINNATI ◆ CHICAGO
Baldwin's School Readers
By James Baldwin
Editor of "Harper's Readers," Author of "Old Greek Stories," "Old Stories of the East," etc.
In method and in subject matter, as well as in artistic and mechanical execution, these new readers establish an ideal standard, equally well adapted for city and country schools. They possess many original and meritorious features which are in accord with the most approved methods of instruction, and which will commend them to the best teachers and the best schools. The illustrations are an important feature of the books, and are the work of the best artists. They are not merely pictures inserted for the purpose of ornament, but are intended to assist in making the reading exercises both interesting and instructive.