Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. 1. The House of the Talking Eggs 1
7. 2. The Heyday of Oology: 1880–1918 9
8. 3. In the Beginning 25
9. 4. Early Exits from the Land: These Birds Were among the First to Go 35
10. 5. Wild Bird Eggs 47
11. 6. The Handsaker Egg Collection: Ralph’s Talking Eggs 57
12. 7. One Hundred Years Later 143
13. 8. Scientific Value of Eggs and Egg Collections 149
14. Epilogue 155
15. Species Identification for Eggs in Photos 156
16. Bibliography 157
17. Index 167