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Great Red-breasted Rail, or fresh-water Marsh Hen-Water-Rail. 1. Male Adult. 2 Young.

Great Red-breasted Rail, or fresh-water Marsh Hen-Water-Rail. 1. Male ...

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Turnstone. 1. Summer plumage, 2. Winter.

Turnstone. 1. Summer plumage, 2. Winter.

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Red-breasted Snipe. 1. Spring Plumage. 2. Winter.

Red-breasted Snipe. 1. Spring Plumage. 2. Winter.

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Gull-billed Tern. -- Marsh Tern. Male.

Gull-billed Tern. -- Marsh Tern. Male.

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Noddy Tern. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Noddy Tern. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Fork-tailed Gull. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Fork-tailed Gull. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Ivory Gull. 1. Adult Male. 2. Young second Autumn.

Ivory Gull. 1. Adult Male. 2. Young second Autumn.

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Red-necked Grebe. 1. Adult Male Spring Plumage. 2. Young Winter Plumage.

Red-necked Grebe. 1. Adult Male Spring Plumage. 2. Young Winter Plumag...

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American Coot. - Public domain  drawing

American Coot. - Public domain drawing

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[Title page, v. 7] - Public domain zoological illustration

[Title page, v. 7] - Public domain zoological illustration

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Blue Heron. 1. Male adult Spring plumage. 2. Young second Year.

Blue Heron. 1. Male adult Spring plumage. 2. Young second Year.

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Brown Pelican. Young - first Winter

Brown Pelican. Young - first Winter

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Harris's Buzzard. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Harris's Buzzard. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Rough-legged Buzzard. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Rough-legged Buzzard. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Little Screech Owl. (Jersey Pine. Pinus inops.)

Little Screech Owl. (Jersey Pine. Pinus inops.)

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Arkansaw Flycatcher. - Public domain zoological illustration

Arkansaw Flycatcher. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Short-legged Pewit Flycatcher. Male. (Hobble Bush. Viburnum Lantanoides)

Short-legged Pewit Flycatcher. Male. (Hobble Bush. Viburnum Lantanoide...

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Black-poll Wood-Warbler, 1. Males, 2. Female. (Black Gum Tree. Nyssa aquatica.)

Black-poll Wood-Warbler, 1. Males, 2. Female. (Black Gum Tree. Nyssa a...

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Coerulean Wood-Warbler. 1. Old Male, 2. Young Male. (Bear Bery and Spanish Mulberry.)

Coerulean Wood-Warbler. 1. Old Male, 2. Young Male. (Bear Bery and Spa...

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Prothonotary Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Cane Vine.)

Prothonotary Swamp-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Cane Vine.)

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Tennessee Swamp-Warbler. Male. (Ilex laxyflora.)

Tennessee Swamp-Warbler. Male. (Ilex laxyflora.)

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Black-and-white Creeping-Warbler. Male. (Black Larch. Pinus pendula.)

Black-and-white Creeping-Warbler. Male. (Black Larch. Pinus pendula.)

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Brown Tree-creeper. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Brown Tree-creeper. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Bewick's Wren. Male. (Iron-wood Tree)

Bewick's Wren. Male. (Iron-wood Tree)

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Parkman's Wren. Male. (Pogonia divaricata.)

Parkman's Wren. Male. (Pogonia divaricata.)

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Mountain Mocking Bird. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Mountain Mocking Bird. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Cat-Bird. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Plant Black-berry, Rubus villosus.)

Cat-Bird. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Plant Black-berry, Rubus villosus.)

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Clay-coloured Bunting. Male. (Asclepias tuberosa.)

Clay-coloured Bunting. Male. (Asclepias tuberosa.)

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Arkansaw Goldfinch. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Arkansaw Goldfinch. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Fox-coloured Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Fox-coloured Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Loggerhead Shrike. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Greenbriar or Round-leaved Smilax. Smilax Rotundifolia.)

Loggerhead Shrike. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Greenbriar or Round-leaved Smi...

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Ground Dove. 1. 2. Males. 3. Female. 4. Young. (Wild Orange)

Ground Dove. 1. 2. Males. 3. Female. 4. Young. (Wild Orange)

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Blue-headed Ground Dove or Pigeon. 1. Male. 2. Females.

Blue-headed Ground Dove or Pigeon. 1. Male. 2. Females.

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Ruffed Grouse. 1. 2. Males. 3. Females.

Ruffed Grouse. 1. 2. Males. 3. Females.

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Pinnated Grouse. 1. 2. Males. 3. Female. (Lilium Superbum)

Pinnated Grouse. 1. 2. Males. 3. Female. (Lilium Superbum)

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American Ptarmigan. Male. - Public domain scan of drawing

American Ptarmigan. Male. - Public domain scan of drawing

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Purple Gallinule. Adult Male, Spring plumage.

Purple Gallinule. Adult Male, Spring plumage.

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Common Gallinule. Adult Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Common Gallinule. Adult Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Clapper Rail, or Salt-water Marsh Hen. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Clapper Rail, or Salt-water Marsh Hen. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Purple Sandpiper. 1.Summer. 2. Winter.

Purple Sandpiper. 1.Summer. 2. Winter.

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Sanderling Sandpiper. 1. Winter plumage. 2. Summer.

Sanderling Sandpiper. 1. Winter plumage. 2. Summer.

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Spotted Sandpiper. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Spotted Sandpiper. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron, or Qua Bird. 1. Adult Male Spring plumage. 2. Young in October.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron, or Qua Bird. 1. Adult Male Spring plumage....

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Booby Gannet. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Booby Gannet. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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White-winged Silvery Gull. 1.Male in Summer. 2. Young in Winter.

White-winged Silvery Gull. 1.Male in Summer. 2. Young in Winter.

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Great Black-backed Gull . Male.

Great Black-backed Gull . Male.

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Wilson's Petrel. --Mother Carey's chicken. 1. Male.2. Female.

Wilson's Petrel. --Mother Carey's chicken. 1. Male.2. Female.

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Common or Arctic Puffin. 1. Male. 2 Female.

Common or Arctic Puffin. 1. Male. 2 Female.

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Great Auk. Adult. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Great Auk. Adult. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Little Auk. -- Sea dove. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Little Auk. -- Sea dove. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Foolish Guillemot. -- Murre. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Foolish Guillemot. -- Murre. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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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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King Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female. - Public domain zoological illustration

King Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Common Cormorant. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young.

Common Cormorant. 1. Male. 2. Female. 3. Young.

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Black or Surf Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Black or Surf Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Buffel-headed Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Buffel-headed Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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American Woodcock. 1. Male. 2. Female.3. Young in Autumn.

American Woodcock. 1. Male. 2. Female.3. Young in Autumn.

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Ring-necked Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Ring-necked Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Western Duck. Males. - Public domain zoological illustration

Western Duck. Males. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Bernacle Goose. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Bernacle Goose. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Great American White Egret. 1. Male Spring Plumage. 2. Horned Agama Tarayaxin of Hermandez.

Great American White Egret. 1. Male Spring Plumage. 2. Horned Agama Ta...

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Scarlet Ibis. 1. Adult Male. 2. Young, second Autumn.

Scarlet Ibis. 1. Adult Male. 2. Young, second Autumn.

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Pintail Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Pintail Duck. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Red-shouldered Buzzard. - Public domain zoological illustration

Red-shouldered Buzzard. - Public domain zoological illustration

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