PAPERS ON NATURAL HISTORY by Theodore Roosevelt 

Excellent reference for naturalists

Theodore Roosevelt was the country’s most effective naturalist of his day, a function backed not only by his love of the outdoors, but also his knowledge of it.  In this book, he displays that knowledge and informs the public of an array of interesting topics from the birds seen on White House grounds to comments on protective coloration, to African subjects.

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.I. - Protective Coloration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
II. - Common Sense and Animal Coloration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
III. - The Wild Ostrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
IV. - Men Who Misinterpret Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
V. - Nature-Fakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
VI. - My Life as a Naturalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
VII. - My Trip in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
VIII. - The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
IX. - Notes on Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay, Long Island . . .91
X. - President Roosevelt’s List of Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93