General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . (Above) GREEN HERONlow) RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD LOCAL BIRDS. In the corridor onthe first floor of the RooseveltMemorial, are shown all the speciesof hirds which have been known tooccur within fifty miles of NewYork City. The first four letteredCases, A-D, on the right, oppositethe entrance to the proposed newhall of North American Mammals,contain the permanent residents,and the next four lettered , the migrants. The latter arechanged as necessary about the firstof each month. Beginning at theentrance to the

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General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . (Above) GREEN HERONlow) RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD LOCAL BIRDS. In the corridor onthe first floor of the RooseveltMemorial, are shown all the speciesof hirds which have been known tooccur within fifty miles of NewYork City. The first four letteredCases, A-D, on the right, oppositethe entrance to the proposed newhall of North American Mammals,contain the permanent residents,and the next four lettered , the migrants. The latter arechanged as necessary about the firstof each month. Beginning at theentrance to the Mammal Hall onthe left hand wall, the numberedcases contain the general collectionof all birds found within this area (See Index Plan,Hall i p. 16, Floor2a). BALTIMORE ORIOLE (Above) WOOD THRUSH(Below) KINGBIRD

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