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American Pipit or Titlark. 1. Male. 2. Female.

American Pipit or Titlark. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Shore Lark. 1. Male, Summer plumage. 2. D-o Winter. 3. Female. 4. Young & Nest.

Shore Lark. 1. Male, Summer plumage. 2. D-o Winter. 3. Female. 4. Youn...

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Snow Lark Bunting. 1. 2. Adult. 3. Young.

Snow Lark Bunting. 1. 2. Adult. 3. Young.

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Song Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Huckle-berry or Blue tangled [tangles]. Vaccinium frondosum.)

Song Finch. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Huckle-berry or Blue tangled [tangles...

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Common Pine-finch.  1. Male. 2. Female.

Common Pine-finch. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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

Black-headed Song-Grosbeak. 1. Males. 2. Female. 3. Young Male. (Groun...

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White-eyed Vireo, or Greenlet. Male. (Pride of China, or bead tree. Melia Azedarach.)

White-eyed Vireo, or Greenlet. Male. (Pride of China, or bead tree. Me...

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Bartram's Vireo, or Greenlet. Male. (Ipomea)

Bartram's Vireo, or Greenlet. Male. (Ipomea)

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Harris's Woodpecker. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Harris's Woodpecker. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Red-cockaded Woodpecker. 1. 2. Males. 3. Female.

Red-cockaded Woodpecker. 1. 2. Males. 3. Female.

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Key-West Dove. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Key-West Dove. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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 John James Audubon - [Title page, v. 5]
Wooping Crane. Male, adult. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Wooping Crane. Male, adult. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Black-bellied Plover. 1. Male. 2. Young in Autumn. 3. Nesting.

Black-bellied Plover. 1. Male. 2. Young in Autumn. 3. Nesting.

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American Golden Plover. 1. Summer plumage, 2. Winter, 3. Variety in March.

American Golden Plover. 1. Summer plumage, 2. Winter, 3. Variety in Ma...

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

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

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Greenshank. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Greenshank. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Trumpeter Swan. Adult. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Trumpeter Swan. Adult. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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American Widgeon. 1. Male. 2. Female.

American Widgeon. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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

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

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White Merganser Smew. White Nun. 1. Male. 2. Female.

White Merganser Smew. White Nun. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Black Skimmer or  Shearwater. Male.

Black Skimmer or Shearwater. Male.

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Bonaparte's Gull. 1. Male in Spring. 2. Female. 3. Young first Autumn.

Bonaparte's Gull. 1. Male in Spring. 2. Female. 3. Young first Autumn.

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Arctic Jager. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Arctic Jager. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Knobbed-billed Phaleris. Adult.

Knobbed-billed Phaleris. Adult.

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Sprague's Missouri Lark. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Sprague's Missouri Lark. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Nuttal's Whip-poor-will. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Nuttal's Whip-poor-will. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Western Shore Lark. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Western Shore Lark. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Baird's Bunting. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Baird's Bunting. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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

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

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Red-shouldered Buzzard. - Public domain zoological illustration

Red-shouldered Buzzard. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Columbian Day-Owl. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Columbian Day-Owl. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Night Hawk. (White Oak. Quercus Alba.)

Night Hawk. (White Oak. Quercus Alba.)

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Rough-winged Swallow. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Rough-winged Swallow. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Say's Flycatcher, 1. Male, 2. Female.

Say's Flycatcher, 1. Male, 2. Female.

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Kentucky Flycatching-Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Female. Magnolia auriculata.

Kentucky Flycatching-Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Female. Magnolia auriculata.

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Bay-breasted Wood-Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Female. (Highland Cotton-plant. Gossipium herbaceum.)

Bay-breasted Wood-Warbler, 1. Male, 2. Female. (Highland Cotton-plant....

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Blackburnia Wood-Warbler. 1. Male, 2. Female. (Phlox maculata.)

Blackburnia Wood-Warbler. 1. Male, 2. Female. (Phlox maculata.)

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Blue yellow-backed Wood-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Louisiana Flag.)

Blue yellow-backed Wood-Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Louisiana Flag.)

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Connecticut Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Gentiana Saponaria.)

Connecticut Warbler. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Gentiana Saponaria.)

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Hermit Thrush . 1. Male. 2. Female. (Plant: Robin Wood.)

Hermit Thrush . 1. Male. 2. Female. (Plant: Robin Wood.)

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Savannah Bunting. 1. Male. 2. Female.  (Indian Pink-root. Spigelia Marilandica.)

Savannah Bunting. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Indian Pink-root. Spigelia Mar...

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Painted Bunting. 1.2. 3. Males in different states of plumage. 4. Female. (Chicasaw Wild Plum)

Painted Bunting. 1.2. 3. Males in different states of plumage. 4. Fema...

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Indigo Bunting. 1.2. 3. Males in different states of plumage. 4. Female. (Wild Sarsaparilla. Schisandra coccinea)

Indigo Bunting. 1.2. 3. Males in different states of plumage. 4. Femal...

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Blue Jay. 1. Male. 2. & 3. Female. (Trumpet flower. Bignonia radicans.)

Blue Jay. 1. Male. 2. & 3. Female. (Trumpet flower. Bignonia radicans....

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Black-throated Wax-wing, or  Bohemian Chatterer. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Canadian Service Tree).

Black-throated Wax-wing, or Bohemian Chatterer. 1. Male. 2. Female. (...

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Brown-headed Nuthatch. 1. Male. 2.  Female.

Brown-headed Nuthatch. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Ruby-throated Humming bird. 1. 2. Males. 3. Female. 4. Young. (Bignonia -radicans.)

Ruby-throated Humming bird. 1. 2. Males. 3. Female. 4. Young. (Bignoni...

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Plumed Partridge. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Plumed Partridge. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Wooping Crane. Young. - Public domain zoological illustration

Wooping Crane. Young. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 1.Male. 2. Female.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 1.Male. 2. Female.

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Schinz's Sandpiper. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Schinz's Sandpiper. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Solitary Sandpiper. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Solitary Sandpiper. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Tell-tale Goswit or Snipe. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Tell-tale Goswit or Snipe. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Wilson's Snipe. - Common Snipe. 1. Male. 2 & 3. Females.

Wilson's Snipe. - Common Snipe. 1. Male. 2 & 3. Females.

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Brewer's Duck. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Brewer's Duck. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Common Tern. Male Spring Plumage.

Common Tern. Male Spring Plumage.

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

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

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Least Tern. 1. Adult in Spring. 2. Young.

Least Tern. 1. Adult in Spring. 2. Young.

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Richardson's Jager. 1. Male Adult. 2. Young in Septemer.

Richardson's Jager. 1. Male Adult. 2. Young in Septemer.

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Leach's Petrel. --Forked-tail Petrel. 1. Male.2. Female.

Leach's Petrel. --Forked-tail Petrel. 1. Male.2. Female.

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Curled-crested Phaleris. Adult.

Curled-crested Phaleris. Adult.

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Red-throated Diver. 1. Male Summer Plumage. 2. do Winter. 3. Female. 4. Young.

Red-throated Diver. 1. Male Summer Plumage. 2. do Winter. 3. Female. 4...

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Least Flycatcher. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Least Flycatcher. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Shattuck's Bunting. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Shattuck's Bunting. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Trumpeter Swan. Young. - Public domain zoological illustration

Trumpeter Swan. Young. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Goshawk. - Public domain zoological illustration

Goshawk. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Barn or Chimney Swallow. - Public domain zoological illustration

Barn or Chimney Swallow. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Gordonia Lasianthus.

Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Gordonia Lasianthus.

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Swallow-tailed Flycatcher. - Public domain zoological illustration

Swallow-tailed Flycatcher. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Least Pewee Flycatcher. Male. (White Oak. Quercus Prinus.)

Least Pewee Flycatcher. Male. (White Oak. Quercus Prinus.)

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Yellow Red-poll Wood-Warbler. 1. Males. 2. Young. (Wild Orange Tree.)

Yellow Red-poll Wood-Warbler. 1. Males. 2. Young. (Wild Orange Tree.)

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Cuvier's Kinglet. Male. (Broad-leaved laurel. Kalmia latifolia.)

Cuvier's Kinglet. Male. (Broad-leaved laurel. Kalmia latifolia.)

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Ferruginous Mocking-Bird. 1. 2. 3. Males. 4. Female.

Ferruginous Mocking-Bird. 1. 2. 3. Males. 4. Female.

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Aquatic Wood-Wagtail. 1. Male. 2. Female.  (Plant: Indian Turnip.)

Aquatic Wood-Wagtail. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Plant: Indian Turnip.)

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Chesnut-collared Lark Bunting. Male.

Chesnut-collared Lark Bunting. Male.

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Black-headed Goldfinch. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Black-headed Goldfinch. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Yarrell's Goldfinch. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Yarrell's Goldfinch. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Black-and-yellow-crowned Finch.

Black-and-yellow-crowned Finch.

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 John James Audubon - [Title page,v . 4]
Wandering Rice-bird. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Red Maple. Acer Rubrum.)

Wandering Rice-bird. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Red Maple. Acer Rubrum.)

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Red-winged Starling. 1. Male Adult. 2. Young Male. 3.  Female. (Red Maple)

Red-winged Starling. 1. Male Adult. 2. Young Male. 3. Female. (Red Ma...

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Fish Crow. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Honey Locust. [Gleditschia triacanthos])

Fish Crow. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Honey Locust. [Gleditschia triacanthos...

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Common Magpie. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Common Magpie. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Yellow-billed Magpie. Male. (Plantanus)

Yellow-billed Magpie. Male. (Plantanus)

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Steller's Jay. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

Steller's Jay. Male. - Public domain zoological illustration

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Canadian Woodpecker. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Canadian Woodpecker. Male. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Maria's Woodpecker. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Maria's Woodpecker. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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Canada Grouse. 1. 2. Males. 3. Females. (4. Trillium pictum. 5. Streptopus distortus.)

Canada Grouse. 1. 2. Males. 3. Females. (4. Trillium pictum. 5. Strept...

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Cock of the Plains. 1. Male. 2. Female.

Cock of the Plains. 1. Male. 2. Female.

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