The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-24
LARGE COLLECTION OF WORKS
ON THE SUBJECT OF BIRDS
IN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SOME NATURE STUDIES
To Be Found Compiled by Mrs. L. L
Powell Librarian, Bird Day
viii Be Observed in
Schools Soon.

The general interest in the subject
Of birds has evidently spread to Cairo
and it is hoped this list of literature
in the public library on the subject
will prove a convenience to observers
and students
The Cairo Woman's Club lately dis,
tributed to the public schools several
hundred of the educational leaflets
gotten out by the National and Illinois
Audubon societies As may be pre-
sumed, these societies instill a proper
appreciation of the beauty. habits and
usefulness of birds, aud endeavor to
save the lives of scng birds in particu,
lar.
Books starred on this list are for
quite young people. Others may be
read with interest by people of all
ages.
First we should like to call atten-
ton to the magazine added 10 the
reading room this year, Bird Lore
II is the official organ of the Audubon
society, and needs to be seen to be APP
preciated. It is full OF beautiful illus
trations and interesting reading MAJ
ter The colored plates of birds ina.
tural colors are especially captiya-
ting)
We recommend the article in the
april number of the Ladies Home
Journal How the American people
might starye to death. and through one
simple fact: if the birds just cease'l
to be" written by c. William Beebo
curator of orthodoxy of the New
York Geological Society.
Books and other literature about
birds in the public library, March %
1903, are as follows:
Abbot, Charles Conrad-Birdland
Echoes.
Apgar. Austin C.-Birds of the L. S
east of the Rocky Mountains; a man
ual for the Identification Of species
in hand or in bush
Blanchan Neltie-Dirds every child
should know (The East) with GO
pages Of photographs.
Blanchau Nellie Bird Neighbors.
An Introductory acquaintance with
$50 birds commonly found in the gar
dens, meadows and woods about our
homes With many Photographic il.
Illustrations in colors. and black and
white-Vol I of Nature Library,
Burroughs. John-Birds and Poets
Far and Near; Fresh Fields: Signs Of
the Seasons Riyerby; Wake Robin;
Ways OF Nature.
Baskett-Story OF the Birds.
Chase. Aunie-Stories From Bird
land
Chapman Frank M.-Haud-book Of
birds Of eastern North America; with
keys to their species, and descriptions
of their plumage, nests, and eggs;
their distribution and migration. A
brief account of their haunts and hab.
it's. Introductory chapters on the
study OF ornithology; how to identity
birds. and how to preserve birds, their
nests and eggs.
1bEiHfff Abnl an NllillAfhA M N't 49,
sea and on the land Chapters 5S45:
characteristic of birds: mirds' eggs
and nests; swimming, running climb
ing. scratching and perching birds;
birds of prey.
DugmCre. \. Radclyffe-B homes;
the nests. eggs aud breeding habits
Of the land birds breeding in the east
crn L. S; with hints on the rearing
and photographing of young birds; IL
Illustrated with photographs from ma
ture-Vol 8 Of Nature Library
Eckstrom. Fannie Hardy - Bird
Book.
Grant. John B.-Our common birds
and how t. know them-with 81 plates
Johonnot. Glimpses OF the
animate world. Our forest choristers:
Other neiehbors in the trees, etc.
Johonnot. Jamcs-Friends in Feath-
Ter and Fur.
Kelyy. Mrs. NJ. A. B.-Short stories
Of cur shy neishbcrs.
Keyser /. S.-Birddom.
Keyser. J.. S.-Ncws Fir IN the Birds
Kingsley. J. Sterling Popular Ma
tural history. Vol. 5.
Cornish. c. !. and other eds-Peo-
pies Natural History, Vol aud 8