Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. CHAPTER ONE The Culture of Collecting 9
7. CHAPTER TWO Desiderata: Bird Collecting and Community 20
8. CHAPTER THREE Forging Boundaries, Creating Occupational Space 46
9. CHAPTER FOUR Nomenclatural Reform and the Quest for Standards and Stability 74
10. CHAPTER FIVE Embracing and Abandoning Bird Protection 102
11. CHAPTER SIX Protecting Birds, Protecting Ornithologists 127
12. CHAPTER SEVEN Birdwatchers, Scientists, and the Politics of Vision 154
13. CHAPTER EIGHT Reforming American Ornithology 182
14. CONCLUSION 206
15. NOTES 213
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 271
17. INDEX 315