The Burgess Bird Book for Children | Page 4

earnest effort has been made to present as far as possible the important
facts regarding the appearance, habits and characteristics of our
feathered neighbors. It is intended to be at once a story book and an
authoritative handbook. While it is intended for little children, it is
hoped that children of larger growth may find in it much of both
interest and helpfulness.
Mr. Louis Agassiz Fuertes, artist and naturalist, has marvelously
supplemented such value as may be in the text by his wonderful
drawings in full color. They were made especially for this volume and
are so accurate, so true to life, that study of them will enable any one to
identify the species shown. I am greatly indebted to Mr. Fuertes for his
cooperation in the endeavor to make this book of real assistance to the
beginner in the study of our native birds.

It is offered to the reader without apologies of any sort. It was written
as a labor of love--love for little children and love for the birds. If as a
result of it even a few children are led to a keener interest in and better
understanding of our feathered friends, its purpose will have been
accomplished.
THORNTON W. BURGESS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
JENNY WREN ARRIVES Introducing the House Wren.
II THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY The English or House Sparrow.
III JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS The
Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows.
IV CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY The Chipping, Vesper and
Tree Sparrows.
V PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED The
Bluebird and the Robin.
VI AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME The Phoebe and the Least
Flycatcher.
VII THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD The Kingbird and
the Great Crested Flycatcher.
VIII OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES The Wood Peewee and
Some Nesting Places.
IX LONGBILL AND TEETER The Woodcock and the Spotted
Sandpiper.
X REDWING AND YELLOW WING The Red-winged Blackbird and
the Golden-winged Flicker.

XI DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS The Downy, Hairy and
Red-headed Woodpeckers.
XII SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES The Cowbird and the Baltimore
Oriole.
XIII MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY The Orchard Oriole and
the Bobolink.
XIV BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK The
So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark.
XV A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T The Tree Swallow and the
Chimney Swift.
XVI A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD The Purple Martin and the
Barn Swallow.
XVII MORE ROBBERS The Crow and the Blue Jay.
XVIII SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST The Crow, the Oven
Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk.
XIX A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK The
Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird.
XX A FISHERMAN ROBBED The Osprey and the Bald-headed
Eagle.
XXI A FISHING PARTY The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher.
XXII SOME FEATHERED DIGGERS The Bank Swallow, the
Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk.
XXIII SOME BIG MOUTHS The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and
Chuck-wills- widow.
XXIV THE WARBLERS ARRIVE The Redstart and the Yellow
Warbler.

XXV THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE The Black and White
Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat.
XXVI PETER GETS A LAME NECK The Parula, Myrtle and
Magnolia Warblers.
XXVII A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE The Cardinal and the
Catbird.
XXVIII PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT The
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager.
XXIX THE CONSTANT SINGERS The Red-eyed, Warbling and
Yellow-throated Vireos.
XXX JENNY WREN'S COUSINS The Brown Thrasher and the
Mockingbird.
XXXI VOICE OF THE DUSK The Wood, Hermit and Wilson's
Thrushes.
XXXII PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING
The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting.
XXXIII A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER The Purple
Linnet and the Goldfinch.
XXXIV MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO The Mourning
Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
XXXV A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER The Shrike and the
Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
XXXVI A STRANGER AND A DANDY The English Starling and the
Cedar Waxwing.
XXXVII FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES The Chickadee.
XXXVIII HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE The Canada Goose and

the Loon.
XXXIX PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS The
White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper.
XL SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS The Tree Sparrow and the Junco.
XLI MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW The Snow Bunting
and the Horned Lark.
XLII PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY The Screech
Owl.
XLIII QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL The Ruffed Grouse
and the Crossbills.
XLIV MORE FOLKS IN RED The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll.
XLV PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS The
Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl.

THE BURGESS BIRD BOOK FOR CHILDREN
CHAPTER I
Jenny Wren Arrives.
Lipperty-lipperty-lip scampered Peter Rabbit behind the tumble-down
stone wall along one side of the Old Orchard. It was early in the
morning, very early in the morning. In fact, jolly, bright Mr. Sun had
hardly begun his daily climb