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Undoubtedly the thing we love and cherish most about the little wild-wood singer is his song. But the songs, what of them! Why is the singer recorded in all the books, but never - or hardly ever - his song? Well, the question is a difficult one to answer without finding fault with some one, so it would be best to make this little volume furnish the response. The volume is literally a field-book filled with the musical sayings of American birds.

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Excerpt from Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music: A Description of the Character and Music of Birds, Intended to Assist in the Identification of Species Common in the United States East of the Rocky Mountains Hast thou a charm to stay the morning star In his steep course? So long he seems to pause On thy bald awful head, O sovran Blanc! The Arve and Arveiron at thy base Rave ceaselessly, but thou, ... Risest from forth thy silent sea of ...

Excerpt from Field Book of American Wild Flowers: Being a Short Description of Their Character and Habits, a Concise Definition of Their Colors, and Incidental References to the Insects Which Assist in Their Fertilization About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-o...

Excerpt from Familiar Trees and Their Leaves: Described and Illustrated One of the most interesting things in connection with the study of nature and the pursuit of art is the study of color. It would take a massive volume profuse with illustrations to adequately describe and portray those phases of color which are common at any hour of the day in the field and woodland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of...

Excerpt from Familiar Features of the Roadside: The Flowers, Shrubs, Birds, and Insects Fortunately, there are extremely few who know every wild ¿ower and who can name every shrub by its leaf. And every bird, frog, cricket, and grass hopper by his song. If there were such a man, how intolerably wise he would be! The world is wide. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www...

Excerpt from The Writing Table of the Twentieth Century: Being an Account of Heraldry, Art, Engraving Established Form for the Correspondent The opening of the twentieth century brings us face to face with several facts which some of us are rather too conservative, perhaps, to acknowledge with that magnanimity which is characteristic of the American. One of these facts is that we are industrially and socially a competent people, but we do not...

Excerpt from Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden: Described and Illustrated The color of a ¿ower is an important factor in its identification, and I have exercised great care in the selection of an adequate name for it, at the same time, a few popular color-names have been retained when these seemed to be sufficiently near the truth, although certainly not exact. But ¿owers vary in the presentation of a certain hue, two specimens of Lillnm P...

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