About this book
Bird World is a children's guide to New England Birds. It explores the characteristics, habitat, and songs of native birds. - Summary by Jennifer Dallman
Chapters (69)
1 The Goldfinch
2 The Phœbe
3 The Robin
4 The Oriole
5 Heralds of the Summer
6 The Bluebird
7 The Coming of the Birds
8 The Indigo Bird
9 The Story of a Grouse
10 Bird Acquaintance
11 Bills of Fare
12 Gull Dick
13 The Owl
14 The Scarlet Tanager
15 The Politest Bird
16 A Family of Backwoodsmen
17 A Second Sparrow Study
18 The Song Sparrow and the Chipping Sparrow
19 How Birds Pass the Night
20 The Blue Jay
21 Bird Homes
22 The Kingbird
23 The Warblers
24 The Clever Wren
25 The Wren
26 At the Bath
27 The Catbird
28 Nest Builders
29 The Swallows
30 The Barn Swallow
31 The Red-winged Blackbird
32 About Birds' Toes
33 Bob White
34 Audubon and the Pœbes
35 How Young Birds Get Fed
36 Food of Birds
37 When a Bird Changes his Clothes
38 A Bird in Hand
39 Bird Passports
40 The Bird of Many Names
41 The Bobolink
42 Gypsy Birds
43 Foster-Mothers
44 Two Father Birds
45 Born in a Boat
46 How the Wood Duck Gets her Young to the Water
47 The Great Caravan Route
48 Bird World in Winter
49 Bird Lodgings in Winter
50 The Eagle
51 The Chickadee
52 A Bird-Paradise
53 The Sea-Gull
54 A Great Traveler
55 The Redstart
56 The Humming Bird
57 As Free as a Bird
58 To the Great and General Court of Massachusetts
59 Birds' Enemies
60 Families in Bird World
61 Feather and Flight
62 The Snowy Egret
63 The Wood Thrush
64 The Brown Thrush
65 Hawks
66 Bird Language
67 Some Strange Bird Music
68 Bird Bills
69 Appendix
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