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Save the Birds : Restored Birds of the New London Public Museum

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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.127
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• Great Blue Heron mounted in standing position with head turned towards proper right shoulder Large, elegant heron with blue gray back, black sides, and gray and white striped belly. Long neck is gray with black bordered white throat stripe. Head has... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.135
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• Rough legged Hawk. Female. Large hawk with brown upperparts, paler, streaked head, brown spotted white breast, and dark breast band. Legs are fully feathered. Wings are mostly pale below and dark edged. Upper half of tail is white, lower half is fine... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.141
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• Roadrunner. Male. Large, ground dwelling cuckoo with overall brown, white and buff streaked appearance. Head has a shaggy crest. Face has blue and orange bare patch of skin behind eyes. Tail is long. Eats insects, lizards, snakes, rodents, small bird... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.159
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• Passenger Pigeon. Male. Extinct. Double mount with female. The head and upper parts of the male pigeon were a clear bluish gray with black streaks on the scapulars and wing coverts. Patches of pinkish iridescence at the sides of the throat changed i... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.160
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• Passenger Pigeon. Female. Extinct. Double mount with male. The colors of the female were duller and paler than the male. Her head and back were a brownish gray, the iridescent patches of the throat and back of the neck were less bright, and the breas... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.168
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• Long eared Owl. Female. Medium sized owl with gray, brown body with pale bars and heavy streaks on underparts. Facial disc is rufous with white patch below bill. Ear tufts are close together, long, black and rufous, and are not visible in flight. The... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.180
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• White breasted Nuthatch. Male. Large nuthatch with blue-gray upperparts, black crown and nape, and white face and underparts. Tail is dark with white corners. Clings to trees, often upside down. A common feeder bird with clean black, gray, and white... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.182
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• Rose breasted Grosbeak. Female. Double mount with male. Scaled brown upperparts, streaked brown underparts, and yellow and brown underwings. These chunky birds use their stout bills to eat seeds, fruit, and insects. They are also frequent visitors to... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.183
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• Rose breasted Grosbeak. Male. Double mount with female. Large finch with black head and back, bright red breast, and white rump, sides, and belly. Wings are black with white patches above and red, white, and black below. Tail is long, slightly notche... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1917.1.204
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• Scarlet Tanager. Male. Double mount with female. Medium sized song bird with brilliant red body and black wings and tail. Bill is heavy and yellow gray. They have thick, rounded bills suitable both for catching insects and eating fruit. The head is f... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.12.39
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• Scarlet Tanager. Female. Double mount with male. Greenish yellow underbelly with grey wings and yellow beak. During the summer, Scarlet Tanagers mainly eat insects. They also eat fruit during migration and on their wintering grounds. They spend much... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1963.3.1
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• Red tail hawk. Large hawks with broad, rounded wings and a short, wide tail. Rich brown above and pale below, brown streaked belly. The tail is pale below and cinnamon red above. The Red tailed Hawk is a bird of open country. Look for it along fields... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.13.22
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• Blue winged Teal duck. Female. This small dabbling duck has upperparts that are scaled buff and dark brown; underparts are pale brown with many dark spots. The wings have a green speculum and a pale blue shoulder patch visible in flight. Flight is fa... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.13.27
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• Northern Pintail. Male. Large, dabbling duck. Gray and black upperparts, white neck, underparts, gray sides. Head, throat, and nape are brown; a white stripe divides front and back of neck. Gray wings have green speculum bordered with brown above and... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.12.10
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• Red Bellied Woodpecker. Female. Red nape, reddish around base of bill, black and white barred back, Gray face, crown, and underparts, red belly is concealed by surrounding gray feathers. Red bellied Woodpeckers are common in many Eastern woodlands an... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.14.1
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• Snowy Owl. Possibly a juvenile, female. Large, white owl with variable black bars and spots. The head is round, eyes are yellow, and the bill is black. Feathered feet and toes provide protection from the arctic cold. Direct flap and glide flight wit... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1923.1.1
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• Northern Saw-whet Owl. Female. Small, large headed owl, brown upperparts, white underparts with thick brown stripes. Head has gray facial disk with white Y between eyes; lacks ear tufts. Bill is dark. Wings are brown with white spots. White undertai... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.12.30
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• Blue Jay. Male. Large crested songbird with broad, rounded tail. Blue, white and black upperparts, greyish underparts. Tail is banded with black stripes. Blue Jays are birds of forest edges. A favorite food is acorns, and they are often found near oa... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.12.27
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• Eastern Bluebird. Male. A small thrush with a big, rounded head, large eye, plump body, and alert posture. The wings are long, but the tail and legs are fairly short. The bill is short and straight. Color is a vivid, deep blue above and rusty or bric... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.12.36
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• Indigo Bunting. Male. On a double mount with a female. Small finch with brilliant, almost iridescent, blue plumage. Crown is darker blue with a purple tint. Wings and tail are black with blue edges. Feeds on insects, larvae, grains, seeds, berries. S... View Full Record
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• Specimen, Taxidermied
• 1932.12.40
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• Indigo Bunting. Female. On a double mount with a male. Small finch brown, with faint streaking on the breast, a whitish throat and rump. Indigo buntings eat insects, seeds, and berries, and can be attracted to backyards with thistle or nyjer seed. W... View Full Record

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