Full text of some of the species accounts of more common birds by Arthur Cleveland Bent from his classic Life Histories of North American Birds (1919-1968).
Familiar Birds
Birds, Familiar: Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent, Home Page
2024-06-07
Familiar Birds is devoted to the pioneering ornithological work of Arthur Cleveland Bent, whose Life Histories of North American Birds were published by the U.S. Government Printing Office as National Museum Bulletins (1919-1968). Here are selected Bent histories for many familiar North American birds.