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"Contributions to Ornithology" (1848-1852) by Sir William Jardine was the 1st ornithological periodical produced in Britain. Jardine's daughter Catherine produced much of the work's Explore it in for thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/7pQPxtRMCr

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2018-12-13

On the first day of my true love gave to me...
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from Gould 'Birds of Europe' and 'Lessons from the vegetable world'; collage by Kathy Heyward

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2018-12-13

"The songs of birds may be considered as national melodies, for each has its own peculiar music." 🎶 Explore through poems and this with "The Language of Birds" (1837) by Mrs. George Spratt, in via ➡️ https://t.co/qxPumqYMx7

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2018-11-30

The western spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) and the tawny-crowned honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) for by Henrik Grönvold from v. 11 (1923-24) of "The Birds of Australia". In via ➡️ https://t.co/BOPDxvKRxW

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2018-11-30

Happy "Iconographie des perroquets" (1857) by Charles de Souancé features 48 hand-coloured lithographs by E. Blanchard and J. Daverne. Copies have sold for over 6,000 GBP, but you can access it for free in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/xwGYLwc5mu

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2018-11-15

Happy It's time for a challenge! Try to identify as many birds as you can in these images from 'The Public Park' (1971) by Herbert L. Edlin and come back at 4pm Central to see if you were right! Learn more here: https://t.co/gxGrEVNwMn

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2018-10-26

Do the funky chicken and check out these wood engravings of wild and domestic landfowl from 'The Farmer’s Stock Book' by the noted Illinois horticulturalist and farm-publication author and editor Jonathan Periam! More chickens here: https://t.co/pMWfEOMkB7

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2018-10-19

We thought we’d honor these incidental depictions found in the margins of James Lockhart’s paintings before from his large-format publication 'Portraits of Nature in New York' this See more here: https://t.co/17C9RHZTPn

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2018-10-05

This week we celebrate the Apodiformes or “footless” birds, such as Hummingbirds and Swifts, and their closely-related cousins the Caprimulgiformes or “goatsuckers,” such as Nighthawks and Nightjars. Learn more here: https://t.co/btdaaepPir

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2018-09-14

Fun fact: Mark Catesby taught George Edwards how to etch so that he could produce the plates for his "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds" (1743-51). Explore Edwards' work for thanks to : https://t.co/3fp9vnpwOu

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2018-09-14

Yesterday's post is all about birds of Wisconsin shorelines with these bobolinks (and more) from 'Illustrirtes Thierleben Für Schule und Haus' by Dr. Hermann Dümling, published in Milwaukee by George Brumder in 1879. Learn more here: https://t.co/agvJpX3pJ1

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2018-08-25

Please enjoy these few fine proverbs with engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn from 'A Collection of Proverbs from All Nations,' published by the Acorn Press in 1979. Learn more here: https://t.co/tKrjmrYbq8

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2018-08-17

It's and we've got some Brasher Flamingos for you from 'Birds and Trees of North America.' Learn more about Brasher and his opus here: https://t.co/GosHX3L1RJ

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2018-08-10

The Kingfisher is not found in our woods, but you can spot them on the banks of the Milwaukee River, only half a mile to the west of UWM campus. Learn more about the book, birds, and Max's daily walks through the woods here: https://t.co/6eibBB75H0

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2018-08-03

For we mourn the loss of the Passenger Pigeon, once the most abundant bird in North America but now extinct for over 100 years. These Pigeons are found in Rex Brasher's 'Birds and Trees of North America.' Read his musings on the species here: https://t.co/oxBAQVobJg

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2018-07-06

Kingfisher (family Alcedinidae) for "drawn from nature" by George Edwards in 1761. Published in his "Gleanings of Natural History" (1758-1764), contributed in from : https://t.co/aCJY07YiM2

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2018-07-06

For this we present a portrait of two extremely handsome Brown Peilcans (Pelecanus occidentalis) by American wildlife artist James Lockhart from Lockhart’s folio volume 'Portraits of Nature.' Learn more here: https://t.co/zS8jkRM9A2

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2018-06-22

What makes so great? attributed on plate to J. Terrier from Faune de la Sénégambie: (1884) by Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune. Contributed to by the Research Library of the : https://t.co/77sek3dR0V --

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2018-06-21

These naughty American Magpies are raiding the nest of this horrified Black Duck! Typical Magpie behavior. This image is a reproduction of a painting by American wildlife artist James Lockhart from 'Portraits of Nature.' Learn more: https://t.co/TxZSnU4s1I

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2018-06-15

Yesterday was and we'd like to share with you these beautiful birds of the Congo from 'Remarques sur l'ornithologie de l'État indépendant du Congo' published in Brussels by Musée du Congo in 1905. More here: https://t.co/WbJuDxtubQ

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2018-06-08