The Burgess Bird Book for Children

by Thornton W. BURGESS (1874 - 1965)

SOME BIG MOUTHS: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-wills-widow.

The Burgess Bird Book for Children

The Burgess Bird Book for Children is a zoology book written in the form of a story featuring Peter Rabbit. Peter learns from his friend Jenny Wren all about the birds of North America, and we meet many of them in the Old Orchard, the Green Meadow, and the Green Forest. (summary by Laurie Anne Walden)


Listen next episodes of The Burgess Bird Book for Children:
A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. , A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE: The Cardinal and the Catbird. , A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch. , A STRANGER AND A DANDY: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing. , FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES: The Chickadee. , HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE: The Canada Goose and the Loon. , JENNY WREN'S COUSINS: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird. , MORE FOLKS IN RED: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll. , MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark. , MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. , PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper. , PETER GETS A LAME NECK: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers. , PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY: The Screech Owl. , PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting. , PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager. , PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl. , QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills. , SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco. , THE CONSTANT SINGERS: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos. , THE WARBLERS ARRIVE: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler. , THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat. , VOICE OF THE DUSK: he Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes.