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A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 2 of 3
by Spencer Fullerton Baird, T. M. (Thomas Mayo) Brewer, Robert Ridgway
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Greg Bergquist, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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2017-07-24
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Public domain in the USA.
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About the authors
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887
A naturalist, museum builder, and science organizer, he helped turn the Smithsonian into a major center for research and collecting in the 19th century. He was also a driving force behind early American fisheries science and the growth of the U.S. National Museum.
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T. M. (Thomas Mayo) Brewer
1814–1880
A 19th-century American naturalist remembered for helping shape the study of North American birds, he combined careful observation with a talent for collaboration. His work reached a wide audience through major ornithological books that remained influential long after his lifetime.
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Robert Ridgway
1850–1929
A pioneering American ornithologist, artist, and Smithsonian curator, he helped shape the study of North American birds through both fieldwork and exacting scientific description. His books and color standards became lasting tools for naturalists, bird artists, and museum researchers.
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