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The Burgess Bird Book for Children

Thornton W. Burgess (1874 - 1965)

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)

Genre(s): Science

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	Laurie Anne Walden	00:02:32
Play 01	JENNY WREN ARRIVES: Introducing the House Wren.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:09:00
Play 02	THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY: The English or House Sparrow.	Dorothy Lieder (1915-2008)	00:10:02
Play 03	JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows.	John Lieder	00:09:17
Play 04	CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows.	John Lieder	00:10:36
Play 05	PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED: The Bluebird and the Robin.	John Lieder	00:11:24
Play 06	AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:10:14
Play 07	THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher.	Bryan Ness	00:09:42
Play 08	OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES: The Wood Peewee and Some Nesting Places.	Bryan Ness	00:08:48
Play 09	LONGBILL AND TEETER: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper.	Bryan Ness	00:09:24
Play 10	REDWING AND YELLOW WING: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:08:57
Play 11	DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers.	Betsie Bush	00:09:21
Play 12	SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole.	Jan MacGillivray Scott MacGillivray	00:10:53
Play 13	MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:09:46
Play 14	BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark.	Laurie Anne Walden	00:10:14
Play 15	A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift.	Ethellion	00:08:30
Play 16	A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:09:11
Play 17	MORE ROBBERS: The Crow and the Blue Jay.	Deb Bacon-Ziegler	00:11:19
Play 18	SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk.	Laurie Anne Walden	00:10:36
Play 19	A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird.	Mick	00:12:26
Play 20	A FISHERMAN ROBBED: The Osprey and the Bald-headed Eagle.	Sibella Denton	00:10:03
Play 21	A FISHING PARTY: The Great Blue Heron and the Kingfisher.	Sibella Denton	00:10:41
Play 22	SOME FEATHERED DIGGERS: The Bank Swallow, the Kingfisher and the Sparrow Hawk.	Janice Green	00:13:01
Play 23	SOME BIG MOUTHS: The Nighthawk, the Whip-poor-will and Chuck-wills-widow.	Jan MacGillivray	00:09:45
Play 24	THE WARBLERS ARRIVE: The Redstart and the Yellow Warbler.	Lee Ann Howlett	00:09:46
Play 25	THREE COUSINS QUITE UNLIKE: The Black and White Warbler, the Maryland Yellow-Throat and the Yellow-breasted Chat.	Laura Caldwell	00:09:01
Play 26	PETER GETS A LAME NECK: The Parula, Myrtle and Magnolia Warblers.	Laura Caldwell	00:11:23
Play 27	A NEW FRIEND AND AN OLD ONE: The Cardinal and the Catbird.	Cori Dean	00:09:19
Play 28	PETER SEES ROSEBREAST AND FINDS REDCOAT: The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and the Scarlet Tanager.	Daniel Shorten	00:12:41
Play 29	THE CONSTANT SINGERS: The Red-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos.	Jan MacGillivray	00:09:48
Play 30	JENNY WREN'S COUSINS: The Brown Thrasher and the Mockingbird.	Sibella Denton	00:08:58
Play 31	VOICE OF THE DUSK: he Wood, Hermit and Wilson's Thrushes.	Sibella Denton	00:10:05
Play 32	PETER SAVES A FRIEND AND LEARNS SOMETHING: The Towhee and the Indigo Bunting.	Sibella Denton	00:09:35
Play 33	A ROYAL DRESSER AND A LATE NESTER: The Purple Linnet and the Goldfinch.	Sibella Denton	00:09:40
Play 34	MOURNER THE DOVE AND CUCKOO: The Mourning Dove and the Yellow-billed Cuckoo.	Sibella Denton	00:10:00
Play 35	A BUTCHER AND A HUMMER: The Shrike and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.	Laura Caldwell	00:10:19
Play 36	A STRANGER AND A DANDY: The English Starling and the Cedar Waxwing.	Cori Dean	00:08:38
Play 37	FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES: The Chickadee.	Cori Dean	00:09:29
Play 38	HONKER AND DIPPY ARRIVE: The Canada Goose and the Loon.	Sarah Jennings	00:10:25
Play 39	PETER DISCOVERS TWO OLD FRIENDS: The White-breasted Nuthatch and the Brown Creeper.	Cori Dean	00:08:33
Play 40	SOME MERRY SEED-EATERS: The Tree Sparrow and the Junco.	Andrea Lee	00:07:45
Play 41	MORE FRIENDS COME WITH THE SNOW: The Snow Bunting and the Horned Lark.	Deb Bacon-Ziegler	00:09:31
Play 42	PETER LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT SPOOKY: The Screech Owl.	Laurie Anne Walden	00:08:41
Play 43	QUEER FEET AND A QUEERER BILL: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crossbills.	Jamie Gardner	00:08:03
Play 44	MORE FOLKS IN RED: The Pine Grosbeak and the Redpoll.	Jamie Gardner	00:08:24
Play 45	PETER SEES TWO TERRIBLE FEATHERED HUNTERS: The Goshawk and the Great Horned Owl.	Laurie Anne Walden	00:12:31

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