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About the Book Birds are also known as Aves, and are a group of endothermic vertebrates, whose major features are feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, and a strong but lightweight skeleton. Birds range from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich of Africa. Birds are the world’s most numerically-successful class of tetrapods, with ten thousand extant species. More than half of the bird species are passerines, which are often termed perching birds. Birdwatching, or birding, is the observation of birds as a recreational activity or amateur science activity. Traditionally done by direct eyesight, binoculars and telescopes allow visual enhancement, and listening for bird sounds provides auditory pleasure.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!

Birds of the Rockies is a classic American bird guide that describes not only the avian life of the Rocky Mountains, but of the greater part of the Western United States. The book provides engaging and heartfelt vignettes of author Leander Keyser's birding adventures of in the beautiful Rocky Mountains as well as informative descriptions of the birds he encountered there. The book also provides a complete checklist of the birds of Colorado which also serves an a near complete listing of the birds of the Western United States.

WITH sincere pleasure the author would ac- . knowledge the uniform courtesy of editors and publishers in permitting him to reprint many of the articles comprised in this volume, from the various periodicals in which they first appeared. He al.-;o desires to express his special indebtedness to Mr. Charles E. Aiken, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, whose contributions to the ornithology of the 'Vest have been of great scientific value, and to whose large and varied collection of bird-skins the author had frequent access for the purpose of settling difficult points in bird identification. This obliging gentleman also spent many hours in conversation with the writer, answering his numerous questions with the intelligence of the scientifically trained observer. Lastly, he kindly corrected some errors into which the-author had inadvertentlv fallen. 'Vhile the area covered by the writer's personal observations niay be somewhat restricted, yet the scientific bird-list at thTable of Contents CONTENTS; Up A~D DOWN THE HEIGHTS; INTRODUCTION TO SO~[E SPECIES; BALD PEAKS AND GREEN V,LES; BIRDS OF THE ARID PUIN; A PRETTY HU;lMER; A ROCKY -:10UNTAIN LKE; A BIRD -:lISCELLANY; PLUXS AND FOOTHILLS; RUIBLES ABOUT GEORGETOWN; Ho! FOR GRAY'S PEK! •; PLKSANT OGTINGS •; A NOTABLE QUARTETTE; CHECK-LIST OF COLORADO Bums; INDEX; PAGE; 19; 31; 47; 83; 103; 117; 139; 149; 177; 197; 223; 259; 285; 307; 349`About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format

This text contains a detailed treatise on the birds commonly found in the Rocky Mountains of Western North America. Comprising a wealth of fascinating information on these birds, 'Birds Of The Rockies' will be of much value to both the amateur and seasoned bird-watcher a like, and constitutes a great book for anyone with an interest in the fauna native to this part of the world. The chapters of this book are: 'Up and Down the Heights', 'Introduction to Song Species', 'Bald Peaks and Green Vales', 'Birds of the Arid Plain', 'A Pretty Hummer', 'Over the Divide and Back', 'A rocky Mountain Lake', 'A Bird Miscellany', 'Plains and Foothills', 'Rambles about Georgetown', 'Ho! For Gray's Peak!', 'Pleasant Outings', 'A Notable Quartette', and 'Check-list of Colorado Birds'. This antique text was originally published in 1902, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on ornithology.

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