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)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
02:32 - Chapter 2
JENNY WREN ARRIVES: Introducing the House Wren.
09:00 - Chapter 3
THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY: The English or House Sparrow.
10:02 - Chapter 4
JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows.
09:17 - Chapter 5
CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows.
10:36 - Chapter 6
PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED: The Bluebird and the Robin.
11:24 - Chapter 7
AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher.
10:14 - Chapter 8
THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher.
09:42 - Chapter 9
OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES: The Wood Peewee and Some Nesting Places.
08:48 - Chapter 10
LONGBILL AND TEETER: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper.
09:24 - Chapter 11
REDWING AND YELLOW WING: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker.
08:57 - Chapter 12
DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers.
09:21 - Chapter 13
SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole.
10:53 - Chapter 14
MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink.
09:46 - Chapter 15
BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark.
10:14 - Chapter 16
A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift.
08:30 - Chapter 17
A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow.
09:11 - Chapter 18
MORE ROBBERS: The Crow and the Blue Jay.
11:19 - Chapter 19
SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk.
10:36 - Chapter 20
A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird.
12:26 - Chapter 21
A FISHERMAN ROBBED: The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle.
10:03 - Chapter 22
A FISHING PARTY: The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher.
10:41 - Chapter 23
SOME FEATHERED DIGGERS: The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk.
13:01 - Chapter 24
SOME BIG MOUTHS: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-wills-widow.
09:45 - Chapter 25
THE WARBLERS ARRIVE: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler.
09:46 - Chapter 26
THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat.
09:01 - Chapter 27
PETER GETS A LAME NECK: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers.
11:23 - Chapter 28
A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE: The Cardinal and the Catbird.
09:19 - Chapter 29
PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager.
12:41 - Chapter 30
THE CONSTANT SINGERS: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos.
09:48 - Chapter 31
JENNY WREN'S COUSINS: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird.
08:58 - Chapter 32
VOICE OF THE DUSK: he Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes.
10:05 - Chapter 33
PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting.
09:35 - Chapter 34
A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch.
09:40 - Chapter 35
MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
10:00 - Chapter 36
A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
10:19 - Chapter 37
A STRANGER AND A DANDY: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing.
08:38 - Chapter 38
FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES: The Chickadee.
09:29 - Chapter 39
HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE: The Canada Goose and the Loon.
10:25 - Chapter 40
PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper.
08:33 - Chapter 41
SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco.
07:45 - Chapter 42
MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark.
09:31 - Chapter 43
PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY: The Screech Owl.
08:41 - Chapter 44
QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills.
08:03 - Chapter 45
MORE FOLKS IN RED: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll.
08:24 - Chapter 46
PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl.
12:31