This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...downy woodpecker examining a soft maple. A sparrow drew up very close as if he intended to learn the downy's trade; suddenly the little carpenter turned upon his spectator and gave him a vicious peck, and the sparrow withdrew to a more respectful distance without an attempt at retaliation. Moreover, the plucky ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...downy woodpecker examining a soft maple. A sparrow drew up very close as if he intended to learn the downy's trade; suddenly the little carpenter turned upon his spectator and gave him a vicious peck, and the sparrow withdrew to a more respectful distance without an attempt at retaliation. Moreover, the plucky, wary little creatures certainly deserve some consideration if not even a little admiration. I must confess that I prefer a flock of sparrows in my back yard to the shroud-like loneliness of snowdrifts; and in its habits and its conquest of the world the sparrow is undoubtedly one of the most interesting birds. He is an unequivocal imperialist and has been most successful in annexing and holding new territories. Still, if you desire our beautiful and musical native birds to live with you, you must keep down the sparrows. Mr. Frank Bond has furnished me the following list of mostly western birds which have been taken in and near the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming. None were taken more than three miles from the city limits. A large number of these birds would be more or less annoyed by the English sparrow, if that pest had not almost been exterminated at Cheyenne. The numbers refer to the second edition of the Check-List of North American Birds published by the American Ornithologists' Union. 394a. Gardner's Woodpecker. 488. 404. Williamson's Sapsucker. 491. 406. Red-headed Woodpecker. 492. 408. Lewis's Woodpecker. 495. 413. Red-shafted Flicker. 497. 418. Poor-will. 498. 420a. Nighthawk. 501ft. 432. Broad-tailed Humming 508. bird. 510. 447. Arkansas Kingbird. 5116. 448. Cassin's Kingbird. 514. 454. Ash-throated Flycatcher. 519. 457. Say's Phoebe. 524. 459. Olive-sided Flycatcher. 528. 462. Western Wood Peewee. 529. 474c. Desert Horned Lark. 530....
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Good. First Edition. Scarce. First ed. Ex-lib with the usual labeling. Green boards with gilt lettering, illustrated front board. Spine lightly faded, slight rubbing at spine edges. Otherwise a nice copy. Front board clean and vibrant, would look lovely as decor. Pages/boards clean, NO foxing or markings. Binding tight. Protected in removable archival plastic sleeve. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Good. 1915 Printing. Some shelf storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Foxing present on the page edges and endpapers. Missing dustjacket although it's unclear if one came with the book originally. The pages appear aged but unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
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