The Birds of Washington
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HEPBURN’S LEUCOSTICTE
MALE, ⅚ LIFE SIZE
From a Water-color Painting by Allan Brooks
THE BIRDS OF WASHINGTON
A COMPLETE, SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE 372 SPECIES OF BIRDS FOUND IN THE STATE
BY
WILLIAM LEON DAWSON, A. M., B. D., of Seattle
AUTHOR OF “THE BIRDS OF OHIO”
ASSISTED BY
JOHN HOOPER BOWLES, of Tacoma
ILLUSTRATED BY MORE THAN 300 ORIGINAL HALF-TONES OF BIRDS IN LIFE, NESTS, EGGS, AND FAVORITE HAUNTS, FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR AND OTHERS.
TOGETHER WITH 40 DRAWINGS IN THE TEXT AND A SERIES OF FULL-PAGE COLOR-PLATES.
BY
ALLAN BROOKS
ORIGINAL EDITION
PRINTED ONLY FOR ADVANCE SUBSCRIBERS.
VOLUME I
SEATTLE
THE OCCIDENTAL PUBLISHING CO.
1909
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Copyright, 1909,
by
William Leon Dawson
Half-tone work chiefly by The Bucher Engraving Company.
Composition and Presswork by The New Franklin Printing Company.
Binding by The Ruggles-Gale Company.
To the
Members
of the
Caurinus Club,
in grateful recognition of their friendly
services, and in expectation that
under their leadership the interests
of ornithology will prosper in
the Pacific Northwest,
this work is respectfully
Dedicated
EXPLANATORY.
TABLE OF COMPARISONS.
| INCHES. | |
| Pygmy size | Length up to 5.00 |
| Warbler size | 5.00-6.00 |
| Sparrow size | 6.00-7.50 |
| Chewink size | 7.50-9.00 |
| Robin size | 9.00-12.00 |
| Little Hawk size, Teal size, Tern size | 12.00-16.00 |
| Crow size | 16.00-22.00 |
| Gull size, Brant size | 22.00-30.00 |
| Eagle size, Goose size | 30.00-42.00 |
| Giant size | 42.00 and upward |
Measurements are given in inches and hundredths and in millimeters, thelatter enclosed in