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Title: The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?, lithographer
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: New York : Published by J.J. Audubon Philadelphia : J.B. Chevalier
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course of Longs expeditionalready mentioned. A figure of the only specimen then obtained was givenin the continuation of Wilsons American Ornithology by the Prince ofMusignano. It has been my good fortune to procure a fine pair from Mr.Townsend, who shot them on the Columbia river, on the 3d of June, 1836,so that I have been enabled to represent the female, which has not hithertobeen figured, as well as the male. That enterprising naturalist has informedme, that the Chinook Indians name this species Tilkonapaooks, and that itis rather a common bird on the Columbia, but is always shy and retiring inits habits, the female being very rarely seen. It possesses lively and pleasingpowers of song, which it pours forth from the top branches of moderate-sized trees. Its nest, which is usually placed in the willows along themargins of the streams, is composed of small sticks, fine grasses, and cow orbuffalo hair. A nest of this species presented to me by Mr. Nuttall, who found it on N?35 PL 171
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