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. Our own birds : a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States . 3 9088 00021 7794 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES. Bald Eagle. (Frontispiece.) (ii) OUR OWN BIRDS 7 A FAMILIAR NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES. BY WILLIAM L. BAILY. REVISED AND EDITED BYEDWARD D. COPE, tWBBKSPONDING SEGBETA.RT OF THE ACADEMY OT NATVBAL SOIEKOCSourownbirdsfamil00bai Image details File size:
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