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The History of Science in the United States: An Encyclopedia ("Ornithology" begins on p. 415)
by Marc Rothenberg. 616 pgs.

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"Science is an essential element of American civilization. The historical study of American science -- the study of the individuals, the institutions, the ideas, and the experiments that together constitute the rich fabric of science in the United States -- is a lively and exciting field of scholarship. However, the knowledge and interpretations generated by this scholarship have not been easily accessible to the high school or college student or to the interested general reader. This volume has been written to furnish that access".
-- Marc Rothenberg
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The History of Science in the United States: An Encyclopedia brings together more than 200 scholars, ranging from the leading experts in their fields to young scholars presenting the fruits of their research. It offers a vast body of information hitherto scattered in numerous journals and specialized monographs. The book's coverage includes the roles of institutions and disciplines, the history of medicine and technology, the relationship between science and technology, and the major figures in the history of science in the United States.

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Science at Oxford, 1914-1939: Transforming an Arts University ("Birds" begins on p. 298)
by Jack Morrell. 473 pgs.

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The first work in English to examine the twentieth-century development of all the sciences at a major university, this book traces Oxford's period of rapid growth between the two World Wars from a school devoted explicitly to the liberal arts to an important institution for research and experimentation. Jack Morrell shows how this transformation occurred in spite of considerable opposition, detailing the various and ever-present financial, social, and political obstacles typical of the academy. This well-told tale will fascinate anyone interested in the institutionalization of science.

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1: The Changing Salience of Oxford Science 1914-1939

2: The Colleges and the University

3: Philosophy, LIberal Education, and the Industrial Spirit

4: Agriculture and Forestry

5: Biomedical Sciences

6: Small Sciences

7: Zoology

8: The Big Battalions

9: Refugee Scientists

10: Conclusion

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Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists
by Keir B. Sterling, Richard P. Harmond, George A. Cevasco, Lorne F. Hammond. 942 pgs.

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Casting a wide net, this volume provides personal and professional information on some 445 American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists, who lived from the late 15th century to the late 20th century. It includes explorers who published works on the natural history of North America, conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists, wildlife management specialists, park planners, national park administrators, zoologists, botanists, natural historians, geographers, geologists, academics, museum scientists and administrators, military personnel, travellers, government officials, political figures and writers and artists concerned with the environment. Some of the subjects are well known. The accomplishments of others are little known.

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American Science in the Age of Jefferson ("Alexander Wilson and the Development of American Ornithology" begins on p. 291)
by John C. Greene. 484 pgs.

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1 The American Context

2 The Philadelphia Pattern

3 Scientific Centers in New England

4 Science Along the Hudson

5 Outposts of Science In the South and West

6 From Newton to Laplace In American Astronomy

7 The Chemical Revolution Comes to America

8 American Geography

9 From the Theory of The Earth to Earth Science

10 Natural History in A New World: Botany

11 Natural History in a New World: Zoology and Paleontology

12 The Sciences of Man: Physical Anthropology

13 The Sciences of Man: Archaeology

14 The Sciences of Man: Comparative Linguistics and The Problem of Indian Origins

15 The End of the Jeffersonian Era

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Scientists, Judges, and Spotted Owls: Policymakers in the Pacific Northwest, in Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
by Brendon Swedlow. 91 pgs.

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The Role of Seabirds in Hawaiian Subsistence: Implications for Interpreting Avian Extinction and Extirpation in Polynesia, in Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific
by Jadelyn J. Moinz. 23 pgs.

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Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds (1932)
by Arthur Cleveland Bent. 492 pgs.

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Order Galliformes

Order Columbiformes

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Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers (1953)
by Arthur Cleveland Bent. 734 pgs.

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Order PASSERIFORMES: Family PARULIDAE

LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN WOOD WARBLERS

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Life Histories of North American Nuthatches, Wrens, Thrashers and Their Allies (1948)
by Arthur Cleveland Bent. 476 pgs.

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Order Passeriformes (families Sittidae, Certhiidae, Chamaeidae, Cinclidae, Troglodytidae, and Mimidae)

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Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, and Allies (1958)
by Arthur Cleveland Bent. 552 pgs.

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Introduction

Arthur Cleveland Bent

Life Histories of North American Weaver Finches, Blackbirds, Orioles, and Tanagers

Family Icteridae Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, and Troupials

STURNELLA MAGNA MAGNA (Linnaeus): Eastern Meadowlark

STURNELLA MAGNA HOOPESI Stone: Rio Grande Meadowlark

STURNELLA NEGLECTA NEGLECTA Audubon: Western Meadowlark

XANTHOCEPHALUS XANTHOCEPHALUS (Bonaparte): Yellow-headed Blackbird

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS PHOENICEUS (Linnaeus): Eastern Redwing

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS MEARNSI Howell and van Rossem: Florida Redwing

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS LITTORALIS Howell and van Rossem: Gulf Coast Redwing

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS MEGAPOTAMUS Oberholser: Rio Grande Redwing

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AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS CAURINUS Ridgway: Northwestern Redwing

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS MAILLIARDORUM van Rossem: San Francisco Redwing

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS CALIFORNICUS Nelson: Bicolored Redwing

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS NEUTRALIS Ridgway: San Diego Redwing

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS SONORIENSIS Ridgway: Sonora Redwing

AGELAIUS TRICOLOR (Audubon): Tricolored Redwing

ICTERUS SPURIUS (Linnaeus): Orchard Oriole

ICTERUS GRADUACAUDA AUIDUBONII Giraud: Audubon's Black-Headed Oriole

ICTERUS CUCULLATUS SEMEM Ridgway: Sennett's Hooded Oriole

ICTERUS CUCULLATUS CUCULIATUS Swainson: Swainson's Hooded Oriole

ICTERUS CUCULLATUS NELSONI Ridgway: Arizona Hooded Oriole

ICTERUS CUCULLATUS TROCHILOIDES Grinnell: San Lucas Hooded Oriole

ICTERUS PUSTULATUS MICROSTICTUS Griscom: Western Scarlet-Headed Oriole

ICTERUS PARISORUM Bonaparte: Scott's Oriole and

ICTERUS GALBULA (Linnaeus): Baltimore Oriole

ICTERUS BULLOCKII PARVUS van Rossem: Lesser Bullock's Oriole

EUPHAGUS CAROLINUS NIGRANS Burleigh and Peters: Newfoundland Rusty Blackbird

EUPHAGUS CYANOCEPHALUS (Wagler): Brewer's Blackbird

CASSIDIX MEXICANUS MEXICANUS (Gmelin): Boat-Tailed Grackle

CASSIDIX MEXICANUS NELSONI (Ridgway): Sonoran Boat-Tailed Grackle

CASSIDIX MEXICANUS PROSOPIDICOLA Lowery: Mesquite Boat-Tailed Grackle

CASSIDIX MEXICANUS MAJOR (Vieillot): Florida Boat-Tailed Grackle

CASSIDIX MEXICANUS TORREYI Harper: Eastern Boat-Tailed Grackle

QUISCALUS QUISCULA QUISCULA (Lennaeus): Florida Grackle

QUISCALUS QUISCULA VERSICOLOR Vieillott: Bronzed Grackle

MOLOTHRUS ATER ARTEMISIAE Grinnell: Nevada Brown-Headed Cowbird

TANGAVIUS AENEUS MILLERI van Rossem: Miller's Bronzed Cowbird

TANGAVIUS AENEUS AENEUS (Wagler): Red-Eyed Bronzed Cowbird

Family THRAUPIDAE. Tanagers PIRANGA LUDOVICIANA (Wilson): Western Tanager

PIRANGA OLIVACEA (Gmelin): Scarlet Tanager

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PIRANGA FLAVA DEXTRA Bangs: Eastern Hepatic Tanager

PIRANGA RUBRA COOPERI Ridgway: Cooper's Summer Tanager

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Life Histories of North American Thrushes, Kinglets, and Their Allies (1949)
by Arthur Cleveland Bent. 456 pgs.

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Family Turdidae: Thrushes, Bluebirds, and Solitaires

Order PASSERIFORMES

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Life Histories of North American Cuckoos, Goatsuckers, Hummingbirds and Their Allies (1940)
by Arthur Cleveland Bent. 510 pgs.

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Order Psittaciformes

Order Trogoniformes

Order Coraciiformes

Order Caprimulgidae

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Life Histories of North American Jays, Crows, and Titmice (1946)
by Arthur Cleveland Bent. 496 pgs.

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Life Histories of North American Wagtails, Shrikes, Vireos, and Their Allies (1950)
by Arthur Cleveland Bent. 412 pgs.

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Order Passeriformes (families Prunellidae, Motacillidae, Bombycillidae, Ptilogonatidae, Laniidae, Sturnidae, and Vireonidae)

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