Chickadee
DateApproximately 1800
Names
Pope, William, 1811-1902
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FormatPicture
NotesChickadee
"184-(735) CHICKADEE-Penthestes atricapillus atricapilius
These birds, very common residents, and among the most useful birds of the orchard, are favorites with everybody. They breed in holes in trees and in bird boxes, lining the cavities with fine grasses and feathers, and during May and June lay from five to eight white eggs, dotted with reddish brown" (Robertson, J. Ross, J. Ross Robertson Ornithological Collection. Public Library, Toronto, 1917, p.31).Subject
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CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights
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Object NumberP184
1827 - 1838
1827 - 1838
1827 - 1838
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1836
1836
