Excerpt from A Revised Catalogue of the Birds of Kansas: Compliments of the Author Since the publication of my Catalogue of the Birds of Kansas, in 1883, the American Ornithologists' Union have prepared and published a revision of the nomenclature and classification of North American birds, the present accepted, authoritative and standard work. A new edition has therefore become necessary. In the mean time, our knowledge of the birds has increased, and we have become better acquainted with the bird-life of Kansas, especially in the unsettled western portion of the State - a field yet comparatively new to us. In addition to the description of the nests and eggs of the birds, I have given their times of arrival, and the earliest nests with eggs noticed. The breeding season, however, does not really commence until a little later; and as the State is four hundred miles east and west, and rises from an elevation of about seven hundred and fifty feet to one of about four thousand feet, the times of their arrival must necessarily cover a greater period than would be given to a single locality. The Catalogue of 1883 embraces 320 species and races; of these, 161 were known to breed in the State. The list, as revised, embraces 335 species and races; of these, 175 are known to breed in the State. A few species and races not appearing in the work have been found both north and south of our limits, and in migration doubtless pass through the State; and it is a surprise tome that the apparently common birds should have so far escaped our notice. The geographical central position of the State makes it a favorable location to catch stragglers and visitants from the adjacent avifaunal provinces, and I feel confident that the list will ultimately reach at least 350. In this Catalogue, as in the former, I have included only the birds that have come under my own observation, and knowledge gathered from reliable sources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.