A Manual of Philippine Birds

"A Manual of Philippine Birds" by Richard C. McGregor is a guide created to help people identify the many types of birds in the Philippines during the early 1900s. Recognizing that other books didn't give enough information to tell the birds apart, the author wrote this book for scientists and anyone else curious about birds in the Philippines. He explains in the beginning why the book is important and how he plans to describe each kind of bird with details from his own bird collection and other sources. He also explains how the book is set up, pointing out that it's written in a simple way, so regular nature lovers in the Philippines can easily use it.