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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name.

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

10,000 Birds

Though it’s been made by dozens of independent brewers in Cologne for a century or so, enough similarities exist from brand to brand to constitute a legal definition, though there is certainly plenty of room for individuality as well. So, what is Kölsch, exactly? With enough room for another, of course.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

10,000 Birds

So little is known about Green-breasted Pitta, that he cannot get a definite location for the bird, or a recording of its display call. (He And sun bears. Black-faced Pitta is found only on one of the Solomon Islands (northwest of Australia). Schneider’s Pitta was thought to be extinct for over fifty years. And mosquitos. And leeches.

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