The First Book of Birds

by Olive Thorne Miller

Excerpt from The First Book of Birds: With Eight Colored and Twelve Plain Plates and Twenty Figures in the d104
With this purpose in view I have expanded my Children's Talks into this little book, to be used as an introduction to one of the most fascinating and delightful of studies.
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216 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 2013

About the author

Olive Thorne Miller is the pseudonym of Harriet Mann Miller. An avid bird-watcher, she contributed to various journals, among them the journal of the Audubon Society. She advocated for the protection of birds from the fashion industry.

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Someone gave me an 1899 edition of this book—a little gem with good, easy-to-understand information written in an old fashioned style.
Some biases noted: naughty BOYS ( but apparently not girls) might want to harm or shoot(!) birds.
Interesting, but not a keeper.

[Kristie Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was also gifted an 1899 copy by a friend since I’m an avid birder. The writing, of course shows the age of the book, but at least there is obvious bird advocacy for a time when birds were thought of as objects for humans to do whatever they want with. Very easy read for some base knowledge.