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Excerpt from The Travels of Birds: Our Birds and Their Journeys to Strange LandsIt is true that man makes longer journeys than birds do. But it is also true that he could not make them without help from other men. He might walk where there was land, but he would need days to go as far as a bird could go in an hour. And when he comes to the sea he requires a sailing vessel or steamer with charts and maps and compass to aid him in finding the way; while in the hold there must be food for the use of the crew and passengers during the voyage.But the bird traveler asks help from no one. He has no use for locomotives, automobiles or steamships. He carries no chart and no com pass, and he can go with ease to parts of the world which it took man many years to reach, and to some parts Of the world which still are unknown to man.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Frank Michler Chapman (1864-1945) was an American ornithologist. He joined the staff of the American Museum of Natural History in 1888 as assistant to Joel Asaph Allen. In 1901 he was made associate Curator of Mammals and Birds and in 1908 Curator of Birds. He came up with the original idea for the Christmas Bird Count. He wrote many ornithological books as well as numerous papers in scientific journals and magazines such as the National Geographic Magazine. His works include: Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America (1895), Bird-Life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds (1900), Bird Studies with a Camera (1900), Color Key to North American Birds (1903), Camps and Cruises of an Ornithologist (1908), The Birds of the Vicinity of New York City: A Guide to the Local Collection (1910), The Travels of Birds (1916), The Distribution of Bird-life in Colombia (1917), Our Winter Birds (1919), The Habit Groups of North American Birds (1921), The Distribution of Bird-life in Ecuador (1926) and My Tropical Air Castle (1929).

About the Book Travel is the movement of people between two geographical locations. Travel can be done by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Over the span of history, travel has becomer safer, cheaper and more common among the world's population. In the Middle Ages pilgrimages were a major reason for civilian travel in both the Christian and Muslim worlds. It became fashionable during the late 16th century for young European aristocrats and wealthy upper class men to undertake a Grand Tour of major European cities as part of their education. It included historic cities such as London, Paris, Venice, Florence and Rome. During the 19th century innovations led to rail networks and steamship routes that stimulated tourism. Also in this Book These titles refer to special interest in travel. It is for trips and travel that are out of the ordinary and customised to the person who wrote the book, or about planning customised travel. A special interest trip needs to be rewarding, enriching, adventurous and a learning experience. These experiences may be natural or cultural. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

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