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THE ornithologists of the United States appear to be not less active than those of this country at the present moment. Whilst here we have Gould's “Birds of Great Britain,” Dresser's “Birds of Europe,” and Newton's new edition of “Yarrell,” all appearing at the same time, so in America Coues's “Key” and Cooper's “Birds of California” are quickly followed by the present important work on the whole of the North American Ornis. For this undertaking Prof. Baird, the well-known Assistant-Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has obtained the assistance of two very efficient coadjutors, Dr. T. M. Brewer, of Boston, and Mr. Ridgway, already well known for his accurate work in ornithology.
A History of North American Birds.
By S. F. Baird T. M. Brewer R. Ridgway. Vols. i. ii. and iii. Land Birds. (Little, Brown and Co., 1874.)
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A History of North American Birds . Nature 9, 498 (1874). https://doi.org/10.1038/009498a0
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