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Hooded Merganser. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Hooded Merganser. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Wood Duck. Summer Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Wood Duck. Summer Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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American White Pelican. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

American White Pelican. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Eider Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Eider Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Cayenne Tern. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Cayenne Tern. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Great Blue Heron. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Great Blue Heron. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Common Buzzard. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Common Buzzard. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Mississipi Kite. - Public domain zoological illustration

Mississipi Kite. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Chuck-wills Widow. (Harlequin Snake).

Chuck-wills Widow. (Harlequin Snake).

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Macgillivray's Ground-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Macgillivray's Ground-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Golden-winged Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Golden-winged Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Bachman's Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Gordonia pubescens.)

Bachman's Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Gordonia pubescens.)

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Orange-crowned Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Huckleberry. Vaccinium frondosum.)

Orange-crowned Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Huckleberry. Vaccin...

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Marsh Wren. 1. Male. 2. Female and nest.

Marsh Wren. 1. Male. 2. Female and nest.

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Wood Thrush . 1. Male. 2. Female. (Common Dogwood.)

Wood Thrush . 1. Male. 2. Female. (Common Dogwood.)

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Towhe Ground Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Common Blackberry.)

Towhe Ground Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Common Blackberry.)

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Evening Grosbeak. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young Male. (Ground Hemlok. Taxus canadensis.)

Evening Grosbeak. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young Male. (Ground Hemlok. T...

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Ultramarine Jay. Adult Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Ultramarine Jay. Adult Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Yellow-breasted Chat. 1. 2. 3. Male. 4. Female. (Sweet briar.)

Yellow-breasted Chat. 1. 2. 3. Male. 4. Female. (Sweet briar.)

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Red-breasted Woodpecker. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Red-breasted Woodpecker. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Prunus caroliniana.)

Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Prunus caroliniana.)

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Kildeer Plover. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Kildeer Plover. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Rocky Mountain Plover. Female. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Rocky Mountain Plover. Female. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Red-backed Sandpiper. 1. Summer plumage. 2 Winter.

Red-backed Sandpiper. 1. Summer plumage. 2 Winter.

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Wilson's Phalarope. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Wilson's Phalarope. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Red-breasted Merganser. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Red-breasted Merganser. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Brown Pelican. Adult Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Brown Pelican. Adult Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Trudeas's Tern. Adult. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Trudeas's Tern. Adult. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Herring or Silvery Gull. 1. Adult in Spring. 2. Young in Autumn.

Herring or Silvery Gull. 1. Adult in Spring. 2. Young in Autumn.

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Pomerine Jager. Adult female. - Public domain zoological illustration

Pomerine Jager. Adult female. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Large-billed Guillemot. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Large-billed Guillemot. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Glossy Ibis. Adult Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Glossy Ibis. Adult Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Green Heron. 1. Adult Male. 2. Young in Sept.

Green Heron. 1. Adult Male. 2. Young in Sept.

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Gadwall Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Gadwall Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Black Vulture or Carrion Crow. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Black Vulture or Carrion Crow. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Caracara Eagle. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Caracara Eagle. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Barred Owl. - Public domain zoological illustration

Barred Owl. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Bank Swallow. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Bank Swallow. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Townsend's Ptilogonys. Female. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Townsend's Ptilogonys. Female. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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 John James Audubon - Title page, v. 2.
Black-throated Grey Wood-Warbler. Males.

Black-throated Grey Wood-Warbler. Males.

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Black-and-yellow Wood-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young. (Flowering Raspberry. Rubus odoratus.)

Black-and-yellow Wood-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young. (Flowerin...

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Worm-eating Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (American Poke-weed. Phytolacca decandra.)

Worm-eating Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (American Poke-weed. Ph...

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Carbonated Swamp-Warbler. Males. (May-bush or Service. Pyrus Botryapium.)

Carbonated Swamp-Warbler. Males. (May-bush or Service. Pyrus Botryapiu...

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Blue-winged Yellow Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Cotton Rose. Hibiscus grandiflorus.)

Blue-winged Yellow Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Cotton Rose. Hi...

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Common Mocking Bird. 1, 2. Males, 3. Female. (Florida Jessamine. Gelseminum niditum. Rattlesnake.)

Common Mocking Bird. 1, 2. Males, 3. Female. (Florida Jessamine. Gelse...

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American Robin, or Migratory Thrush . 1. Males. 2. Female. 3. Young. (Chesnut Oak. Quercus prinus.)

American Robin, or Migratory Thrush . 1. Males. 2. Female. 3. Young. (...

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Lapland Lark Bunting. 1. Male, Spring plumage. 2. D-o Winter. 3. Female.

Lapland Lark Bunting. 1. Male, Spring plumage. 2. D-o Winter. 3. Femal...

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Lark Bunting. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Lark Bunting. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Oregon Snow-Bird. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Rosa Laevigata)

Oregon Snow-Bird. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Rosa Laevigata)

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Sea-side Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Carolina Rose. Rosa Caroina.)

Sea-side Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Carolina Rose. Rosa Caroina.)

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Macgillivray's Shore-Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Macgillivray's Shore-Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Sharp-tailed Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female & Nest.

Sharp-tailed Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female & Nest.

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White-throated Finch. 1.Male. 2. Female. (Common Dogwood.)

White-throated Finch. 1.Male. 2. Female. (Common Dogwood.)

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Meadow Starling or Meadow Lark. 1. Male. 2. Female and nest.  (Yellow flowered Gerardia).

Meadow Starling or Meadow Lark. 1. Male. 2. Female and nest. (Yellow ...

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Great American Shrike. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young. (Cratagus. Apiifolia.)

Great American Shrike. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young. (Cratagus. Apiifo...

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Red-eyed Vireo, or Greenlet. Male. (Honey-locust)

Red-eyed Vireo, or Greenlet. Male. (Honey-locust)

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Wild Turkey. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Wild Turkey. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Least Water-Rail. 1. Adult Male. 2 Young.

Least Water-Rail. 1. Adult Male. 2 Young.

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Piping Plover. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Piping Plover. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Hyperborean Phalarope. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young in autumn.

Hyperborean Phalarope. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young in autumn.

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American Avoset. Young in first Winter Plumage. Adult in the Distance.

American Avoset. Young in first Winter Plumage. Adult in the Distance.

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Least Bittern. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young.

Least Bittern. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young.

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American Swan. Male. - Public domain  drawing

American Swan. Male. - Public domain drawing

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Buff-breasted Merganter [Merganser]. - Goosander. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Buff-breasted Merganter [Merganser]. - Goosander. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Roseate Tern. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Roseate Tern. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Black Tern. 1. Adult. 2. Young.

Black Tern. 1. Adult. 2. Young.

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Glaucus Gull - Burgomaster. 1. Adult male. 2. Young first Autumn.

Glaucus Gull - Burgomaster. 1. Adult male. 2. Young first Autumn.

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Velvet Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Velvet Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Violet-green Cormorant. Female in Winter.

Violet-green Cormorant. Female in Winter.

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Tropic Bird. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Tropic Bird. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Missouri Meadow-Lark. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Missouri Meadow-Lark. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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 John James Audubon - [Title page, v. 1]
Golden Eagle. - Public domain zoological illustration

Golden Eagle. - Public domain zoological illustration

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White-headed Sea Eagle, or Bald Eagle.

White-headed Sea Eagle, or Bald Eagle.

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Common Harrier. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Common Harrier. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Great Crested Flycatcher. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Great Crested Flycatcher. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Blue-Grey Flycatcher. (Black Walnut. Juglans nigra.)

Blue-Grey Flycatcher. (Black Walnut. Juglans nigra.)

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Audubon's Wood-Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Young. (Strawberry Tree. Euonymus Americanus).

Audubon's Wood-Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Young. (Strawberry Tree. Euonymus ...

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Hemlock Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Female. (Dwarf Maple. Acer spicatum.)

Hemlock Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Female. (Dwarf Maple. Acer spicatum.)

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Cape May Wood-Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Female.

Cape May Wood-Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Female.

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Yellow-poll Warbler. Males. - Public domain zoological illustration

Yellow-poll Warbler. Males. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Crested Titmouse. 1. Male. 2. Female. (White Pine. Pinus Strobus.)

Crested Titmouse. 1. Male. 2. Female. (White Pine. Pinus Strobus.)

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Black-cap Titmouse. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Plant. Sweet briar.)

Black-cap Titmouse. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Plant. Sweet briar.)

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Chesnut-crowned Titmouse. 1. Male. 2. Female and Nest.

Chesnut-crowned Titmouse. 1. Male. 2. Female and Nest.

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American Golden-crested Kinglet. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Thalia dealbata.)

American Golden-crested Kinglet. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Thalia dealbata....

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Kalmia augustifolia.)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Kalmia augustifolia.)

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 John James Audubon - [Title page, v. 3]
Golden-Crowned Wagtail (Thrush). 1. Male. 2. Female.  (Plant: Woody Nightshade)

Golden-Crowned Wagtail (Thrush). 1. Male. 2. Female. (Plant: Woody Ni...

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Swamp Sparrow. Male. (May-apple.)

Swamp Sparrow. Male. (May-apple.)

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Lincoln's Pinewood Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female. (1. Dwarf Cornel. 2. Cloudberry. 3. Glaucous Kalmia.)

Lincoln's Pinewood Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female. (1. Dwarf Cornel. 2. Clo...

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Brown Finch. Female. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Brown Finch. Female. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Common Cardinal Grosbeak. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Wild Almond Prunus caroliniana)

Common Cardinal Grosbeak. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Wild Almond Prunus caro...

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Rose-breasted Song Grosbeak. 1. Males. 2. Female. 3. Young Male. (Ground Hemlok. Taxus canadensis.)

Rose-breasted Song Grosbeak. 1. Males. 2. Female. 3. Young Male. (Grou...

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Bullock's Troopial. 1. Male adult. 2. Young Male. 3. Female. (Caprifolium flavum.)

Bullock's Troopial. 1. Male adult. 2. Young Male. 3. Female. (Caprifol...

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Common American Crow. Male. (Black Walnut.)

Common American Crow. Male. (Black Walnut.)

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Solitary Vireo, or Greenlet. Male. (American Cane. Miegia macrosperma)

Solitary Vireo, or Greenlet. Male. (American Cane. Miegia macrosperma)

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Banded three-toed Woodpecker. 1. Males. 2. Female.

Banded three-toed Woodpecker. 1. Males. 2. Female.

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Red-bellied Woodpecker. 1. Males. 2. Female.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. 1. Males. 2. Female.

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Carolina Turtle Dove. 1. Males. 2. Females. (White flowered Stuartia. Sruartia Malacodendron)

Carolina Turtle Dove. 1. Males. 2. Females. (White flowered Stuartia. ...

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