About this book
The Burgess Bird Book for Children is a zoology book written in the form of a story featuring Peter Rabbit. Peter learns from his friend Jenny Wren all about the birds of North America, and we meet many of them in the Old Orchard, the Green Meadow, and the Green Forest. (summary by Laurie Anne Walden)
Chapters (45)
1JENNY WREN ARRIVES: Introducing the House Wren.
2THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY: The English or House Sparrow.
3JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows.
4CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows.
5PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED: The Bluebird and the Robin.
6AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher.
7THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher.
8OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES: The Wood Peewee and Some Nesting Places.
9LONGBILL AND TEETER: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper.
10REDWING AND YELLOW WING: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker.
11DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers.
12SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole.
13MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink.
14BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark.
15A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift.
16A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow.
17MORE ROBBERS: The Crow and the Blue Jay.
18SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk.
19A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird.
20A FISHERMAN ROBBED: The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle.
21A FISHING PARTY: The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher.
22SOME FEATHERED DIGGERS: The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk.
23SOME BIG MOUTHS: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-wills-widow.
24THE WARBLERS ARRIVE: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler.
25THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat.
26PETER GETS A LAME NECK: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers.
27A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE: The Cardinal and the Catbird.
28PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager.
29THE CONSTANT SINGERS: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos.
30JENNY WREN'S COUSINS: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird.
31VOICE OF THE DUSK: he Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes.
32PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting.
33A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch.
34MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
35A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
36A STRANGER AND A DANDY: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing.
37FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES: The Chickadee.
38HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE: The Canada Goose and the Loon.
39PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper.
40SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco.
41MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark.
42PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY: The Screech Owl.
43QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills.
44MORE FOLKS IN RED: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll.
45PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl.
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