[Tweeters] Three Treasures

[jimbetz at jimbetz.com]

Hi all,

   A friend of ours was here for dinner last night and he gave me 3 small
books that he found in a thrift shop.  They are called "The Blue Book of
Birds of America" and "Green" and "Red".  They are about 4" x 2.5" and
were probably meant to be used as field guides.  Date on them is 1931.
The -color- images ("plates") are all drawings/paintings - not photos.
   Each page has one bird, the image, and a fairly good description.
No "range map" but many of the descriptions include some range info.
They are average condition, no torn pages but the binding (paperback
"perfect binding") is loose on 2 of them ... so they require gentle
handling.  I will not be taking these with me on outings.
   The entries I've checked, so far, are actually pretty good.  There
is a list on the cover of each that tells you what birds are in that
book.  Some of the 'interesting' groupings are "Goatsuckers", "Tyrant
Flycatchers", "Swimmers", and "Mimic Thrushes".

    ... some times you get lucky ...
                                                             - Jim

P.S.  Sorry, no pictures.  :-(