Bird lore (1912) (14564141680) - Public domain zoological illustration

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Title: Bird lore

Year: 1899 (1890s)

Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society

Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology

Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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tober, No-vember, December, and all thenumbers of Vol. IX, 1913, for theusual subscription price, $1.00. SAMPLE COPY FRLE SubscripUons must be sent direct, not placedthrough an agency ELLIOT R. DOWNING, Editor The University of ChicagoThe School of Education CHICAGO, ILLINOIS The Wilson Bulletin Is a quarterly journal devoted tothe study of the birds as we findthem in the fields and woods. It is particularly concerned about the studyof the whole life-history of each species,and about the effects of advancing civiliza-tion upon the lives of all birds. It urgesthe great importance of making a censusof our bird population for the purposeof determining accurately what changethere may be in numbers due to changingconditions. It is the official organ of theWilson Ornithological Club, which num-bers among its members some of themost prominent American ornithologists.Carefully selected illustrations appear ineach number. 30 cents a number; $1 a year Address LYNDS JONES, Editor, Oberlin, Ohio.

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//!</.■(■-/ft-: J 1. TowHEE, Male 3. Arctic Towhee. Female 2. Towhee, Female 4. Arctic Towhee, Male (One-half natural size) A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS Official Organ of The Audubon Societies Vol. XIV September—October, 1912 No. 5 Phcebe vs. Catbird A STUDY IN ADAPTABILITY By A. A. ALLEN, Ithaca, N. Y, With photographs by the author w HEN the white man firstset foot upon this conti-nent, he discovered a raceof men whom he called savages.Poorly clad to his notion, and armedwith most primitive weapons, theymade war upon one another orroamed the forest in pursuit of game.Little of natures control did theyassume, but adapted their lives toher laws and her forces. Then camethe white man, changing all. Forestswere cut down and grainfields sprangup; deer and bear made way forhorses and cattle. Unable to accustomhimself to these great changes, thered man moved away from the coastto a place where he could still live ashad his fathers before him.

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