Temminck's Tragopan, A monograph of the pheasants, plate XII
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Male Temmink's tragopan, A monograph of the pheasants
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Upper wing feather arrangement
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Illustration of a disected pigeon
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Urogenital system of a male bird in breeding condition
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Reproductive system of a female bird in breeding condition
b10138225_4 
Covers, Color key to North American Birds and Birds of Eastern North America
b1018577x 
Common Cactus Finch, Geospiza scandens, The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S Beagle
b10187236 
Red-capped parrot, Purpureicephalus spurius, Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots
b10309573 
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Wilson's American Ornithology
b10360888 
Great Egret, Ardea Alba, from Sloane's A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica
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Pair of Falco esalon tending to their young, Birds of Great Britain
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Nesting Common Murres, The birds of Great Britain
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Merops Philippinus, from Leclerc's Histoire naturelle des oiseaux
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Pair of Falco biarmicus from Gould's The birds of Europe
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Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Bubo bubo, from Gould's The birds of Europe
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Blue-winged Leafbird, Cholorpsis cochinchinensis, Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum
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Gould's Sunbird (Aethopyga-Cinnyris gouldiae)
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Gyrfalcon, falco rusticolus, from Schlegel and Wulverhorst's Traite de fauconnerie
b10472101 
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper, Drymornis bridgesii, Argentine ornithology
b10486458 
Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus Principalis, from Catesby's Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Island
b10487451_1 
Map depicting British, French and Spanish colonies from Catesby's Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
b10487451_2 
Black Skimmer from Catesby's Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
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Common Nighthawk from Catesby's Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
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Title page from Linnaeus' Systema naturae, 1758
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Extraordinary Birds
Explore selections from the book, Natural Histories: Extraordinary Birds, Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library, by Paul Sweet, Collections Manager of the Ornithology Department in the Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. The second volume in the Natural Histories series, this volume highlights a selection of the magnificent art work contained in the Museum's renowned Rare Book Collection in the field of ornithology.

The colorful illustrations capture the birds with a view of their natural habitat, often complete with nests, tree branches, and flowers. In addition to studying the history of ornithology through this artwork, one can also examine print-making techniques, which are further discussed in Extraordinary Birds with three essays by the Museum Library’s Conservator, Barbara Rhodes. The artwork in the featured volumes, says Sweet “…are not only important historical documents, but also serve as the basis of bird taxonomy, or the discipline of naming and classifying birds." 
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