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Robert Ridgway

1850 - 1929
4 books

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Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics. He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curator of birds at the United States National Museum, a title he held until his death. In 1883, he helped found the American Ornithologists' Union, where he served as officer and journal editor.

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Cover of Color Standards and Color Nomenclature: With fifty-three colored plates and eleven hundred and fifteen named colors

Color Standards and Color Nomenclature: With fifty-three colored plates and eleven hundred and fifteen named colors

Colors

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Cover of A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3

A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3

Birds

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Cover of A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 2 of 3

A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 2 of 3

Birds

2.5
Cover of A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 1 of 3

A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 1 of 3

Birds

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