Birds and Nature, Vol. X, No 5, December 1901


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(5 stars; 3 reviews)

"Birds and Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems, anecdotes and factual descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was published from 1897-1907 under the various titles, "Birds," "Birds and all Nature," "Nature and Art" and "Birds and Nature." - Summary by J. M. Smallheer (1 hr 55 min)

Chapters

Snow-Flakes and 'O wonderful world of white!' 2:01 Read by tovarisch
The White-Eyed Vireo 5:35 Read by Phil Schempf
To a White-Eyed Vireo 1:14 Read by Phil Schempf
Plea of the Young Evergreens 2:51 Read by Nemo
The Rivoli Hummingbird 5:43 Read by Larry Wilson
The Sea-Gull 1:52 Read by Nemo
The Bird of Consolation 4:45 Read by Diana Schmidt
The Worm-Eating Warbler 3:02 Read by Phil Schempf
The Hummingbird 0:39 Read by Larry Wilson
Neva's Butterfly 15:44 Read by tovarisch
The Indignant Turkey. A True Story 1:42 Read by Larry Wilson
The Chipping Sparrow 5:10 Read by Diana Schmidt
Christmas in Bunnyville 8:35 Read by BettyB
Topaz 10:44 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Birth of the Hummingbird 1:24 Read by Abby
The Rose Tanager 6:16 Read by Diana Schmidt
The Ermine 3:43 Read by BettyB
The Rhesus Monkey 6:09 Read by Scotty Smith
An Animal Torpedo 6:42 Read by Diana Schmidt
The Camel 11:54 Read by Availle
The Hill Summit 1:17 Read by Nemo
The Zebra 6:44 Read by BettyB
Aspiration 1:27 Read by tovarisch

Reviews


(5 stars)

This is quite a wonderful series - thank you very much to all Librivox volunteers who help preserving it! It was also interesting to hear that it seemed they thought the quagga was still around in 1901, whereas now it's believed it was extinct already by the late 1880s...