This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
Olive Thorne Miller is the pseudonym of Harriet Mann Miller. An avid bird-watcher, she contributed to various journals, among them the journal of the Audubon Society. She advocated for the protection of birds from the fashion industry.
Although this book was written more than a hundred years ago, it has nothing to be ashamed of when compared to current bird books. Admittedly the taxonomy is sometimes out-of-date, but practically all the other information presented is still correct. It's just a shame that the free Kindle edition doesn't come with the beautiful illustrations - but it's worth paying for the illustrated copy.