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The recent addition of a specimen of this rare bird to the , is an event worthy of record. There are now three specimens in the United States; the on… - James Orton
" "The recent addition of a specimen of this rare bird to the , is an event worthy of record. There are now three specimens in the United States; the one just mentioned, another in the , and a third in the Giraud Cabinet in Vassar College. The last is the most perfect specimen, and certainly possesses the greatest historical value, as it is the one from which Audubon made his drawing and description. It was caught on the banks of .
The or Gare-fowl … was about the size of a goose, with a large head, a curved, grooved and laterally flattened bill; wings rudimental, adapted to swimming only, approaching in this respect the s of the southern hemisphere. … It was an arctic bird, dwelling chiefly in the , Iceland, , and Newfoundland.
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About James Orton
(April 21, 1830 – September 25, 1877) was an American naturalist and professor of . The species is named in his honor.
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ORTON, JAMES
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James G. Orton
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