A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3
A History of North American Birds by Spencer Fullerton Baird, Thomas Mayo Brewer and Robert Ridgway was the standard work on its subject for a generation, and this third volume of the Land Birds, first issued in 1874, covers the birds of prey and the game birds. It describes the owls, falcons, hawks and eagles and the American vultures, followed by the pigeons and doves, the curassows, the wild turkey, the grouse and the quails and partridges. For each species the authors give technical descriptions, distribution and variations, along with notes on habits, nests and eggs drawn from field observers across the continent. Plates and woodcuts illustrate heads and plumage. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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