A collection of nature essays about the birds of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado, published in 1902. Leander S. Keyser describes birds, their habits and habitats, with illustrations and a check-list of Colorado species. It is worth listening to as gentle early nature writing and a journey through mountain birdlife.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Williamson's Sapsucker PƯĵǵŧ I WƗƯƯƗĵƽǪLjƿ'Ǫ SĵǙǪǼŕƫŧǡ Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Figure on left, male; on right, female) BIRDS of the ROCKIES By LEANDER S. KEYSER AUTHOR OF "IN BIRD LAND," ETC. With Eight Full-page Plates (four in color) by LLjǼƗǪ AƄĵǪǪƗΖ FǼŧǡǵŧǪ; Many Illustrations in the Text by BǡǼŕŧ HLjǡǪżĵƯƯ, and Eight Views of Localities from Photographs WITH A COMPLETE CHECK-LIST OF COLORADO BIRDS McClurg logo CHICAGO · A. C. McCLURG AND CO. NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ A. C. MŕCƯǼǡƄ & CLj. 1902 Published September 27, 1902
ТО KATHERINE AND ТНЕ ВОУS IN MEMORY OF MANY HAPPY DAYS BOTH INDOORS AND OUT CONTENTS PAGE UP AND DOWN THE HEIGHTS 19 INTRODUCTION TO SOME SPECIES 31 BALD PEAKS AND GREEN VALES 47 BIRDS OF THE ARID PLAIN 83 A PRETTY HUMMER 103 OVER THE DIVIDE AND BACK 117 A ROCKY MOUNTAIN LAKE 139 A BIRD MISCELLANY 149 PLAINS AND FOOTHILLS 177 RAMBLES ABOUT GEORGETOWN 197 Ho! FOR GRAY'S PEAK! 223 PLEASANT OUTINGS 259 A NOTABLE QUARTETTE 285 CHECK-LIST OF COLORADO BIRDS 307 INDEX 349 ILLUSTRATIONS FULL-PAGE PLATES
PLATE FACING PAGE I. WƗƯƯƗĵƽǪLjƿ'Ǫ SĵǙǪǼŕƫŧǡ—Sphyrapicus thyroideus Frontispiece II. Gǡŧŧƿ-ǵĵƗƯŧŠ TLj΅ƒŧŧ—Pipilo chlorurus; SǙǼǡǡŧŠ TLj΅ƒŧŧ—Pipilo megalonyx 47 III. LĵΖǼƯƗ BǼƿǵƗƿƄ—Cyanospiza amœna 83 IV. Lĵǡƫ BǼƿǵƗƿƄ—Calamospiza melanocorys 139 V. LLjǼƗǪƗĵƿĵ TĵƿĵƄŧǡ—Pyranga ludoviciana 177 VI. TLj΅ƿǪŧƿŠ'Ǫ SLjƯƗǵĵƗǡŧ—Myiadestes townsendii 223 VII. RǼŠŠΏ DǼŕƫ—Erismatura rubida 259 VIII. BǡLj΅ƿ-ŕĵǙǙŧŠ LŧǼŕLjǪǵƗŕǵŧ— Leucosticte australis 303 SCENIC AND TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE WƒƗǵŧ-CǡLj΅ƿŧŠ SǙĵǡǡLj΅Ǫ ("Their grass-lined nests by the babbling mountain brook") 21 TǼǡǵƯŧ DLj΄ŧǪ ("Darting across the turbulent stream") 44 PƗǙƗǵǪ ("Te-cheer! te-cheer!") 50 PƗǙƗǵǪ ("Up over the Bottomless Pit") 51 WƒƗǵŧ-CǡLj΅ƿŧŠ SǙĵǡǡLj΅ ("Dear Whittier") 55 RǼœΏ-CǡLj΅ƿŧŠ KƗƿƄƯŧǵ ("The singer elevated his crest feathers") 65 DŧǪŧǡǵ HLjǡƿŧŠ LĵǡƫǪ ("They were plentiful in this parched region") 84 HLjǡƿŧŠ Lĵǡƫ ("It was a dear little
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