An Introduction to the Birds of Pennsylvania

by George Miksch Sutton

“When apple trees are white
With their burden of delight.”
Baltimore Orioles (lower, male; upper, female) in an Adams County Orchard

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
BIRDS OF
PENNSYLVANIA

BY
GEORGE MIKSCH SUTTON

STATE ORNITHOLOGIST OF PENNSYLVANIA
CHIEF OF BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
PENNSYLVANIA STATE GAME COMMISSION
MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION, ETC.

With a frontispiece in color and numerous pen-and-ink text-drawings by the author

1928
PUBLISHED BY
J. HORACE McFARLAND COMPANY
HARRISBURG, PENNA.

Copyright, 1928
By J. HORACE McFARLAND COMPANY
MOUNT PLEASANT PRESS
Harrisburg, Penna.

Dedication

MY MOTHER THINKS SHE DOES NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT BIRDS; BUT SHE KNEW ENOUGH ABOUT THEM TO LET ME BRING THEM, ALIVE, DEAD, OR WORSE THAN DEAD, INTO HER BUSY HOUSEHOLD, AND I THINK SHE IS A GOOD ORNITHOLOGIST.