Q— Notlong ago Icame across four old bedtime story books by Thornton-W. Burgess. Could you tell me anything abouthim? E.J. De Rouville, Scotia. A—He was a famous author of bedtime stories, cxeaj&d Peter Rabbit and other fanciful woodland creatures that delighted children around the world. He wrote 70 children's books and 15,000 bedtime sto- ries that were syndicated in many newspapers. He died in Hpmpden, Mass., in 1965 at the age of9L CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY LABORATORY OF ORNITHOLOGY LIBRARY Gift of h^o 97/ j FUERTES R Cornell University Library QL 676.B95 1922 The Burgess bird book for children / 3 1924 022 561 272 Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924022561272 THE BURGESS BIRD BOOK FOR CHILDREN &nl £?t)>rtTi*"SwffSpr' CREaAnKdEisRcalTleHdECroPwUBRlaPcLkbEird.CRACKLE. At a distance he appears black THE MALE COWBIRD. Youmayknowhimbyhiscoffee-brown bead. THE BURGESS BIRD BOOK FOR CHILDREN BY THORNTON W. BURGESS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1922 Q.L. wit 390195 Copyright, 1919, By Little, Brown, and Company. Allrights reserved, PrintebintheUnitedStatesofAmerica