Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey

1863–1948

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Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863-1948) was an American ornithologist, birdwatcher, and nature writer. Between 1890 and 1939 she published a series of field guides to North American bird life, often written with amateur birdwatchers in mind, which contributed to the popularity of the birding movement. She is credited here with Birds Through an Opera Glass, published in the Riverside Library for Young People. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born

1863

Known for

The Riverside Library for Young People