Chapter VI: Part IV: Preparation of Bird specimens

The descriptions of the several species have been prepared with great care and present several advantages over those in other books. They are short and so expressed that they may be recalled readily while looking at the bird. They are thus especially adapted for field use. The illustrations were drawn especially for this work. Their number, scientific accuracy, and careful execution add much to the value and interest of the book. The general Key to Land and Water Birds and a very full index make the book convenient and serviceable both for the study and for field work.

_Apgar's Birds of the United States will be sent, prepaid, to any address on receipt of the price by the Publishers_:

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Baldwin's School Readers

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In method and in subject matter, as well as in artistic and mechanical execution, these new readers establish an ideal standard, equally well adapted for city and country schools. They possess many original and meritorious features which are in accord with the most approved methods of instruction, and which will commend them to the best teachers and the best schools. The illustrations are an important feature of the books, and are the work of the best artists. They are not merely pictures inserted for the purpose of ornament, but are intended to assist in making the reading exercises both interesting and instructive.

BALDWIN'S SCHOOL READERS--EIGHT BOOK EDITION

First Year, 128 pp. 25 cents
Second Year, 160 pp. 35 cents
Third Year, 208 pp. 40 cents
Fourth Year, 208 pp. 40 cents
Fifth Year, 208 pp. 40 cents
Sixth Year, 240 pp. 45 cents
Seventh Year, 240 pp. 45 cents
Eighth Year, 240 pp. 45 cents

For the convenience of ungraded schools, and for all who may prefer them in such combined form, an edition corresponding to the ordinary five book series of school readers will be furnished as follows:

BALDWIN'S SCHOOL READERS--FIVE BOOK EDITION

First Year, 128 pages 25 cents
Second Year, 160 pages 35 cents
Third Year, 208 pages 40 cents
Combined Fourth and Fifth Years. 416 pages 60 cents
Combined Sixth and Seventh Years. 480 pages 65 cents

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Transcriber’s Notes:

Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.

Minor punctuation and printer errors repaired.

Inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have been retained.

In index: Corrected page number for "Web" to 169

In index: Corrected page for "Honey Ant" to 227