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Excerpt from North American Oölogy, Vol. 1: Being an Account of the Habits and Geographical Distribution of the Birds of North America During Their Breeding Season; With Figures and Descriptions of Their Dogs But above all, his acknowledgments are due to the Smithsonian Institution for the aid which it has afforded in the publication and illustration of this work. Without the assistance the author has received from this source, the memoir could not have seen the light, as its cost would have been greater than his own means would authorize, and beyond all probability of remuneration from sales. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.