THE BIRDS OF WASHINGTON
Reading edition
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.
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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
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