Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 4 / April, 1897

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Wishing the handsome little magazine abundant prosperity, I remain

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NOW READY.
THE STORY of the BIRDS.
By JAMES NEWTON BASKETT.
Edited by Dr. W. T. Harris, U. S. Com’r of Education.

table of contents.

chapter
I.	—	A Bird’s Forefathers.
II.	—	How did the Birds First Fly, Perhaps?
III.	—	A Bird’s Fore Leg.
IV.	—	Why did the Birds put on Soft Raiment?
V.	—	The Cut of a Bird’s Frock.
VI.	—	About a Bird’s Underwear.
VII.	—	A Bird’s Outer Wrap.
VIII.	—	A Bird’s New Suit.
IX.	—	“Putting on Paint and Frills” among the Birds.
X.	—	Color Calls among the Birds.
XI.	—	War and Weapons among the Birds.
XII.	—	Antics and Odor among the Birds.
XIII.	—	The Meaning of Music among Birds.
XIV.	—	Freaks of Bachelors and Benedicts in Feathers.
XV.	—	Step-Parents among Birds.
XVI.	—	Why did Birds begin to Incubate?
XVII.	—	Why do the Birds Build So.
XVIII.	—	Fastidious Nesting Habits of a few Birds.
XIX.	—	What Mean the Markings and Shapes of Bird’s Eggs?
XX.	—	Why Two Kinds of Nestlings?
XXI.	—	How Some Baby Birds are Fed.
XXII.	—	How Some Grown-Up Birds get a Living.
XXIII.	—	Tools and Tasks among the Birds.
XXIV.	—	How a Bird Goes to Bed.
XXV.	—	A Little Talk on Bird’s Toes.
XXVI.	—	The Way of a Bird in the Air.
XXVII.	—	How and Why do Birds Travel?
XXVIII.	—	What a Bird knows about Geography and Arithmetic.
XXIX.	—	Profit and Loss in the Birds.
XXX.	—	A Bird’s Modern Kinsfolk.
XXXI.	—	An Introduction to the Bird.
XXXII.	—	Acquaintance with the Bird.

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image rose-breasted grosbeak.
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