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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Boehrer, Bruce, Animal Characters: Nonhuman Beings in Early Modern Literature, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010., 78(1):61–78. literature citation therein Bradford, William. ca 1630–1647.

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Better Birding: A Book Review (& a New Year’s goal)

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He also wrote the newly published American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Pennsylvania (Scott & Nix). The 24 groups of birds are organized into nine broad categories—Waterbirds, Coastal Birds, Seabirds, Large Shorebirds, Skulkers, Birds of Forest and Edge, Aerial Insectivores, Night Birds, Open-Country Birds.

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Golden-breasted Bunting – Emberiza flaviventris. Kruger NP Malelane Gate to Pretoriuskop, via Afsaal. 19 Oct 2019. Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis. 19 Oct 2019. Japanese Scops-Owl – Otus semitorques. Nanhui Dongtan (????). 19 Oct 2019.

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