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1. General - The California condor
General - The California condor
Description
Manuscript describing a condor that was found and brought home to be studied. The condor was later moved to the New York Zoological Park.
2. The invasion of the Englisher
The invasion of the Englisher
Description
Article describing the invasive bird species, the English sparrow (also known as the European house sparrow). Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
3. Manuscripts
Manuscripts
Description
Manuscripts discussing the Braly Museum of Natural History in Depoe Bay, a proposed Portland natural history museum, and birds in Arizona. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
4. When a hawk is not a hawk
When a hawk is not a hawk
Description
Article describing nighthawks, including behavior and diet. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
5. Letter and manuscript of "Bird-life about a pond"
Letter and manuscript of "Bird-life about a pond"
Description
The document begins with a letter to Mr. James Horsburgh Jr. in which William L. Finley submitted a brief manuscript of "Bird-life about a pond."
6. Red tail hawk
Red tail hawk
Description
Manuscript detailing photographing hawks and their offspring.
7. Every fall evening one may attend the orchestra of the tree crickets
Every fall evening one may attend the orchestra of the tree crickets
Description
Manuscript describing the sound that tree crickets produce in the night, comparing it to a symphony. There is a brief physical description as well as the fact that only male tree crickets produce sound.
8. Call for museum of natural history
Call for museum of natural history
Description
Article promoting the construction of a natural history museum in Portland. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.
9. Columbia River pollution
Columbia River pollution
Description
Manuscript describing the problem of pollutants being dumped into the Willamette River and later traveling to the Columbia River where pollution is killing the fish. The author asserts that individual sportsmen and anglers have to follow the pollution laws but companies are not being held to the same standard. The author also states that citizens of Portland were initially on board to install sewage systems but support vanished once it was realized that the funding would come from property owners and not the government.
10. The orchestra of tree crickets performs every evening
The orchestra of tree crickets performs every evening
Description
An additional draft of "Every fall evening one may attend the orchestra of the tree crickets."
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