COLOR STANDARDS
AND
COLOR NOMENCLATURE
BY
ROBERT RIDGWAY, M.S., C.M.Z.S., Etc.
Curator of the Division of Birds, United States
National Museum.
With Fifty-three Colored Plates
and
Eleven Hundred and Fifteen Named Colors.
WASHINGTON. D. C.
1912.
Published by the Author.
Copyright, 1912
by
Robert Ridgway
PRESS OF
A. HOEN & COMPANY
BALTIMORE, MD
TO
Señor Don JOSÉ C. ZELEDÓN
OF
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
True and steadfast friend for more than two-score years; host, guide,
and companion on excursions among the glorious forests, magnificent
mountains, and lovely plains of his native land; whose encouragement
made possible the completion of a seemingly hopeless task, this book
is affectionately and gratefully dedicated.