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ORNITHOLOGICAL BIOGRAPHY, 



OR AN ACCOUNT OF THE HABITS OF THE 



BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 



ACCOMPANIED BY DESCRIPTIONS OF THE OBJECTS REPRESENTED 



IN THE WORK ENTITLED 



THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, 



AND INTERSPERSED WITH DELINEATIONS OF AMERICAN 

 SCENERY AND MANNERS. 



BY JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, F.R.SS.L. &E. 



FELLOW OF THE LINNEAN AND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF LONDON ; MEMBER OF THE LYCEUM 

 AND LINNEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PARIS, THE 

 WERNERIAN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH ; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE 

 SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY OF MANCHESTER, AND OF THE SCOTTISH ACADEMY OP 

 PAINTING, ARCHITECTURE, AND SCULPTURE, &C. 



EDINBURGH: 



ADAM BLACK, 55. NORTH BRIDGE, EDINBURGH; 



R. HAVELL JUN., ENGRAVER, 77- OXFORD STREET, AND LONGMAN, REES, 

 BROWN, & GREEN, LONDON ; GEORGE SMITH, TITHEBARR STREET, 

 LIVERPOOL ; T. SOWLER, MANCHESTER ; MRS ROBINSON, LEEDS ; 

 E. CHARNLEY, NEWCASTLE ; POOL & BOOTH, CHESTER; AND BEILBY, 

 KNOTT, & BEILBY, BIRMINGHAM. 



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