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100 1 _aBall, Alice Eliza,
_d1867-1948
245 1 0 _aBird Biographies
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"An introduction to 150 common land birds of the eastern United States."
500 _aRelease date is 2019-07-10
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Bird Biographies" by Alice Eliza Ball is a guidebook for beginners written in the early 20th century. This work serves as an introduction to 150 common land birds of the eastern United States, providing detailed descriptions and illustrations of each species. The book aims to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of birds among its readers, highlighting their ecological significance and beauty. The opening of the book presents a foreword that emphasizes the cultural and historical importance of birds, citing various authors and poets who have been inspired by them throughout the ages. It discusses the vital roles birds play in the ecosystem, from pest control to seed dispersal, while also exploring the connections between human emotions and avian life. The foreword sets the stage for the subsequent sections of the guidebook, which will offer a systematic overview of winter birds in the Eastern U.S., including their habits, habitats, and contributions to local ecosystems. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBirds -- United States
700 1 _aHorsfall, R. Bruce
_q(Robert Bruce),
_d1869-1948
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59880
999 _c100706
_d100706