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SECOND EDITION (1895), THOROUGHLY REVISED
The preface of this work defines its scope and object, and includes selections from the A. O. U. Code of Nomenclature, of special importance in the present connection. The table of contents consists of a systematic list of the orders, sub-orders and families of North American birds. The check-list proper gives the scientific and common name, number in previous list, and geographical distribution of the 1,068 species and sub-species, constituting the North American Avifauna. This is followed by a list of birds of doubtful status, and a list of the fossil birds of North America.
This new edition has been carefully revised; the recent changes in nomenclature, and species and sub-species described since the publication of the first edition in 1886, are included, while the portion relating to geographical distribution has been much amplified.
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_J. A. Allen ..THE AUK.. _F. M. Chapman Editor_ Assoc. Editor_
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION.
As the official organ of the Union, 'The Auk' is the leading ornithological publication of this country. Each number contains about 100 pages of text, a handsomely colored plate, and other illustrations. The principal articles are by recognized authorities, and are of both a scientific and popular nature. The department of 'General Notes' gives brief records of new and interesting facts concerning birds, contributed by observers from throughout the United States and Canada. Recent ornithological literature is reviewed at length, and news items are commented upon by the editors. 'The Auk' is thus indispensable to those who would be kept informed of the advance made in the study of birds, either in the museum or in the field.