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The temperature has dropped here in the Upper Midwest, and we’ve had three days of snowfall, but that probably wouldn’t bother these arctic-loving birds! Can you guess what they are?

They come from Rex Brasher's 'Birds and Trees of North America": https://t.co/guS1MiSxxT

These vibrant floral illustrations are hand-colored lithographs from volume 3 of Asa Strong’s 4-volume work 'The American Flora,' published in New York by Green & Spencer between 1850 and 1853, with illustrations by Edwin Whitefield. More here: https://t.co/z72dY0Fqgq

The poet George Gordon Lord Byron was born on this day in 1788. Today we share Byron’s epic work of satire, Don Juan. This edition was published in 1926. It contains more than 90 illustrations by English book illustrator John Austen. More here: https://t.co/rzzPt8onjP

This week's #Caturday post was all about Happy Lions! Please enjoy these images from the picture book 'The Three Happy Lions' by children’s author Louise Fatio, illustrated by her husband and collaborator Roger Duvoisin, and published in 1959. More here: https://t.co/6dJOx5BAIz

For Fashion Friday this week, we present three hand-painted fashion plates (plate nos. 25, 26, and 28) from 'Costumes of the World' which highlight fashions of the 14th century. Learn more here: https://t.co/nXt7Y0hTy8

It's #Feathursday! Please enjoy these chromolithographs of American Sparrows from the 1907 edition of 'Bird-Life, A Guide to the Study of our Common Birds' by Frank M. Chapman, with illustrations by Ernest Thompson Seton. More here: https://t.co/QdXwGSdWMF

It’s Fine Press Friday! This week we present 'Two Poems' by Galway Kinnell, printed and illustrated by Claire Van Vliet at her Janus Press in Newark, VT in 1979, in an edition of 185 copies signed by the poet and artist. View the post on our Tumblr site: https://t.co/5fJeqtKi2n

1. Your nursing cap is ESSENTIAL out on the ranch. Don’t worry about it getting dirty or dusty, just use more bleach. This accessory is vital in communicating your innocence and purity to any potential suitors, especially while stationed in a context like the wild, wild West.

@NYPLHistory The images in the book are even better!

This week we present an illustration by the eminent American wood engraver Gaylord Schanilec of a couple of doves really hoping that this highly motivated Barred Owl can’t actually see them (very unlikely). #MondayMotivation Learn more here: https://t.co/cyDCIsl3YL