Children's Book of Birds


The Children's Book of Birds combines under a single cover the First and Second Books of Birds, originally published in 1899 and 1901 respectively. The book is intended to interest young people in the ways and habits of birds and to stimulate them to further study and to provide some account of the life and habits, to arouse sympathy and interest in the living bird, neither as a target nor as a producer of eggs, but as a fellow-creature whose acquaintance it would be pleasant to make. - Summary from Preface (7 hr 52 min)

Chapters

Preface 2:53
FIRST BOOK: What you want to know 2:09
When they come in the Spring 3:58
THE NESTLING: The Bird's Home 4:50
The Baby Bird 5:17
How he is fed 5:21
His First Suit 4:52
How he changes his Clothes 4:42
His First Flight 5:39
His Education 5:23
Some of his Lessons 5:15
THE BIRD GROWN UP: The Bird's Language 6:40
What he eats 4:41
More about his Food 6:04
Where he sleeps 4:51
His Travels 5:45
His Winter Home 4:45
His Family and Friends 4:23
His Kindness to others 4:51
His Affections 5:58
His Intelligence 7:53
HOW HE IS MADE:His Body 6:39
His Beak and Tongue 6:56
His Eyes and Ears 8:45
His Feet and Legs 5:58
His Wings and Tail 5:49
His Dress 6:22
Different colored Suits 7:20
HIS RELATIONS WITH US: How he works for us 8:44
How to attract him about our homes 7:18
How to study him 14:03
SECOND BOOK: What is a Bird Family? 5:24
The Thrush Family 13:54
The Kinglet and Gnatcatcher Family 5:12
The Nuthatch and Chickadee Family 14:27
The Creeper Family 3:18
The Cave-dwelling Family (First Branch) 5:23
The Cave-dwelling Family (Second Branch) 11:06
The Dipper Family 5:14
The Wagtail Family 3:05
The Warbler Family 8:47
The Vireo Family 4:17
The Shrike Family 5:14
The Waxwing Family 6:20
The Swallow Family 5:57
The Tanager Family 6:00
The Sparrow and Finch Family 8:57
The Grosbeak Branch 6:51
The Crossbill Branch 3:25
The Blackbird Family 8:20
The Meadow Starlings 4:07
The Oriole Branch 8:38
The Crow-Blackbird Branch 9:47
The Crow Family 18:56
The Lark Family 5:01
The Flycatching Family 11:33
The Humming Family 9:55
The Swift Family 6:32
The Goatsucker Family 6:18
The Woodpecker Family 14:17
The Kingfisher Family 5:49
The Cuckoo Family 5:07
The Owl Family 12:31
The Barn Owl Family 6:09
The Hawk and Eagle Family 10:50
The Scavenger Family 3:16
Appendix 18:00