Bird Stories from Burroughs - Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs

John Burroughs

• Publisher: White Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781473335387
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473346338
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Zoology
• Index: Biological Sciences

This is John Burroughs' 1871 work, "Bird Stories from John Burroughs". It is a fantastic collection of short descriptions - or, sketches - of the lives and habits of many birds commonly found in the U.S.. Profusely illustrated and written in simple but beautiful language, "Bird Stories from John Burroughs" will appeal to all lovers of nature writing, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Burroughs' wonderful work. Contents include: "The Bluebird", "The Robin", "The Flicker", "The Cowbird", "The Chipping Sparrow", "The Chewink", "The Brown Thrasher", "The House Wren", "The Song Sparrow", etc. John Burroughs (1837 - 1921) was an American naturalist, essayist, and active member of the U.S. conservation movement. Burroughs' work was incredibly popular during his lifetime, and his legacy has lived on in the form of twelve U.S. Schools named after him, Burroughs Mountain, and the John Burroughs Association-which publicly recognizes well-written and illustrated natural history publications. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Table of contents

• John Burroughs
• PUBLISHERS' NOTE
• THE BLUEBIRD
• THE ROBIN
• THE FLICKER
• THE PHŒBE
• THE COWBIRD
• THE CHIPPING SPARROW
• THE CHEWINK
• THE BROWN THRASHER
• THE HOUSE WREN
• THE SONG SPARROW
• THE CHIMNEY SWIFT
• THE OVEN-BIRD
• THE CATBIRD
• THE BOBOLINK
• THE WOOD THRUSH
• THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE
• THE WHIP-POOR-WILL
• THE BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERA SEARCH FOR A RARE NEST
• THE MARSH HAWKA MARSH HAWK'S NEST, A YOUNG HAWK, AND A VISIT TO A QUAIL ON HER NEST
• THE WINTER WREN
• THE CEDAR-BIRD
• THE GOLDFINCH
• THE HEN-HAWK
• THE RUFFED GROUSE, OR PARTRIDGE
• THE CROW
• THE NORTHERN SHRIKE
• THE SCREECH OWL
• THE CHICKADEE
• THE DOWNY WOODPECKER