Chapter on Birds

Richard Bowdler Sharpe spent his career among the bird collections of the British Museum, and this little book distills that lifetime of knowledge into a friendly introduction to bird life. Written for the general reader of the 1890s, it moves through the habits, songs, and seasons of familiar birds with the easy authority of a man who knew them feather by feather. A lovely companion for garden watchers and country walkers, it turns every window and hedgerow into a place worth listening to.