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Also called the broad-bill and spoon-bill, the shoveler is commonly found on lakes and rivers, where it forages for worms and other food on the muddy banks.

Shoveler

Also called the broad-bill and spoon-bill, the shoveler is commonly found on lakes and rivers, where…

The gadwall (or gray duck) is nineteen inches long, and is found throughout Europe and America, as well as India.

Gadwall

The gadwall (or gray duck) is nineteen inches long, and is found throughout Europe and America, as well…

The pintail duck measures twenty-six to twenty-eight inches in length (including the tail), and is found in Europe and America.

Pintail Duck

The pintail duck measures twenty-six to twenty-eight inches in length (including the tail), and is found…

The American widgeon (or baldpate) averages about nineteen inches in length. It is common in North America, and accidental in Europe.

American Widgeon

The American widgeon (or baldpate) averages about nineteen inches in length. It is common in North America,…

Also known as the summer teal, the garganey is sixteen inches long and found in Southern Europe and India.

Garganey

Also known as the summer teal, the garganey is sixteen inches long and found in Southern Europe and…

A group of summer ducks (also known as wood ducks) nesting in a tree.

Summer Ducks

A group of summer ducks (also known as wood ducks) nesting in a tree.

Common throughout Europe, the English teal is accidental to the East coast of the United States.

English Teal

Common throughout Europe, the English teal is accidental to the East coast of the United States.

The Mandarin duck, also known as the Chinese teal and the fan-tail duck, is domesticated in China and Japan.

Mandarin Duck

The Mandarin duck, also known as the Chinese teal and the fan-tail duck, is domesticated in China and…

Also known as the burrow-duck and the sly goose, the common European sheldrake has been known to make its nest in abandoned rabbit burrows.

Common Sheldrake Duck

Also known as the burrow-duck and the sly goose, the common European sheldrake has been known to make…

The eider duck is found throughout the northern regions of Europe and North America. The female lines the nest with down from her breast, which is collected by intrepid hunters.

Eider Ducks

The eider duck is found throughout the northern regions of Europe and North America. The female lines…

Found in the Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, the king duck strongly resembles the eider in its habits. It os sometimes called the king eider because of this.

King Duck

Found in the Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, the king duck strongly resembles the…

Common in Europe and North America, the velvet scoter is also known as the white-winged coot.

Velvet Scoter

Common in Europe and North America, the velvet scoter is also known as the white-winged coot.

The red-crested whistling duck measures about twenty-two inches in length, and is found throughout Europe and Asia.

Red-Crested Whistling Duck

The red-crested whistling duck measures about twenty-two inches in length, and is found throughout Europe…

The pochard (or dun-hen) averages about nineteen and a half inches in length, and is found in parts of Europe. In England it is sometimes known as the red-headed poker and red-eyed poker.

Pochard

The pochard (or dun-hen) averages about nineteen and a half inches in length, and is found in parts…

The American scaup duck is common in North America, accidental in Europe. It is also known as the creek broad-bill.

American Scaup Duck

The American scaup duck is common in North America, accidental in Europe. It is also known as the creek…

Also known as the old-wife, the long-tailed duck measures about seventeen inches, not including its characteristically long tail-feathers. It is common in both Europe and the United States.

Long-Tailed Duck

Also known as the old-wife, the long-tailed duck measures about seventeen inches, not including its…

"The harlequin duck is a very beautiful but small species, fourteen inches lng; fond of the eddying waters of cascades; common in North America; rare in Europe." — Goodrich, 1859

Harlequin Duck

"The harlequin duck is a very beautiful but small species, fourteen inches lng; fond of the eddying…

The buffle-headed duck builds its nest in the hollow of trees, and averages about thirteen inches in length. It is also known as the spirit duck, little dipper, butter-box, and butter-ball.

Buffle-Headed Duck

The buffle-headed duck builds its nest in the hollow of trees, and averages about thirteen inches in…

Measuring about nineteen inches long, the hooded merganser is common in North America, its head adorned with a half-circular crest.

Hooded Merganser

Measuring about nineteen inches long, the hooded merganser is common in North America, its head adorned…

Found in both Europe and North America, the goosander is also known as the buff-breasted sheldrake, saw-bill, and as the dun-diver.

Goosander

Found in both Europe and North America, the goosander is also known as the buff-breasted sheldrake,…

Also known as the horned grebe, dipper, water-witch, and hell-diver, the sclavonian grebe is common to both Europe and North America.

Sclavonian Grebe

Also known as the horned grebe, dipper, water-witch, and hell-diver, the sclavonian grebe is common…

"The red-throated diver, twenty-four inches long, is common to Europe and America. This is called <em>scape-grace</em> on our coast" &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Red-throated diver

"The red-throated diver, twenty-four inches long, is common to Europe and America. This is called scape-grace…

Found in the arctic regions of Europe and America, the black guillemot averages about thirteen inches in length.

Black Guillemot

Found in the arctic regions of Europe and America, the black guillemot averages about thirteen inches…

Expert swimmers, grebes hunt fish, frogs, crustaceans, and insects in both salt and fresh water.

Grebes

Expert swimmers, grebes hunt fish, frogs, crustaceans, and insects in both salt and fresh water.

Averaging about twelve inches in length, the arctic puffin feeds chiefly on young fish, crustaceans, and insects.

Arctic Puffin

Averaging about twelve inches in length, the arctic puffin feeds chiefly on young fish, crustaceans,…

A scene depicting a great auk, as well as razor-bills and puffins. The great auk is now extinct.

Great auk, razor-bills, and puffins

A scene depicting a great auk, as well as razor-bills and puffins. The great auk is now extinct.

The jackass penguin gets its name from its strange cry, which is said to resemble the braying of a donkey.

Jackass Penguin

The jackass penguin gets its name from its strange cry, which is said to resemble the braying of a donkey.

Also known as the pantagonian penguin, the king penguin is found in the far southern latitudes of South America and surrounding islands.

King Penguin

Also known as the pantagonian penguin, the king penguin is found in the far southern latitudes of South…

The common white pelican measures about five to six feet in length, with a wingspan of approximately twelve to thirteen feet; it is the largest of the web-footed birds.

Common White Pelican

The common white pelican measures about five to six feet in length, with a wingspan of approximately…

A female pelican feeding its young fish.

Pelican feeding its young

A female pelican feeding its young fish.

The black cormorant averages about three feet in length, and is found in Greenland, as well as a long the coasts of Asia, Europe, and North America. In some countries it was domesticated, and trained to fish for its masters.

Black cormorant

The black cormorant averages about three feet in length, and is found in Greenland, as well as a long…

Also known as common gannet and as the channel-goose, the soland-goose is common to the sea between England and the Isle of Wight.

Soland Goose

Also known as common gannet and as the channel-goose, the soland-goose is common to the sea between…

The man-of-war bird (also known as the frigate-bird or frigate-pelican) is noted for its extraordinary powers of flight.

Man-of-War Bird

The man-of-war bird (also known as the frigate-bird or frigate-pelican) is noted for its extraordinary…

Also known as the snake-bird, the anhinga inhabits the freshwater areas of the South Atlantic States; also in South America as far south as Brazil.

Anhinga

Also known as the snake-bird, the anhinga inhabits the freshwater areas of the South Atlantic States;…

Notable for its lengthy tail-feathers, the tropic bird inhabits the tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean.

Tropicbird

Notable for its lengthy tail-feathers, the tropic bird inhabits the tropical regions of the Atlantic…

The arctic tern is found in the northern latitudes of Europe and America.

Arctic Tern

The arctic tern is found in the northern latitudes of Europe and America.

Averaging about eighteen inches in length, the greater shearwater is uncommon in Europe; it breeds on the coast of Newfoundland.

Greater Shearwater

Averaging about eighteen inches in length, the greater shearwater is uncommon in Europe; it breeds on…

Feeding chiefly on fish, the great black-billed gull has been known to feed on small birds.

Great Black-Billed Gull

Feeding chiefly on fish, the great black-billed gull has been known to feed on small birds.

A masked gull, perched on a rock on a body of water.

Masked Gull

A masked gull, perched on a rock on a body of water.

A group of albatrosses, a family of natatores.

Albatrosses

A group of albatrosses, a family of natatores.

Found throughout Northern Europe, the common skua has been known to attack other birds in order to steal the fish they have caught.

Common Scua

Found throughout Northern Europe, the common skua has been known to attack other birds in order to steal…

Distributed throughout the northern regions of the Atlantic, the fulmar petrel prefers to nest in the rocky precipices of the coast.

Fulmar Petrel

Distributed throughout the northern regions of the Atlantic, the fulmar petrel prefers to nest in the…

The cape petrel or fulmar is about the size of a small duck and inhabits the southern seas.

Cape Fulmar

The cape petrel or fulmar is about the size of a small duck and inhabits the southern seas.

The smallest of the web-footed birds, the stormy petrel averages only about six inches in length.

Stormy Petrel

The smallest of the web-footed birds, the stormy petrel averages only about six inches in length.

A footprint of brontozoum giganeum, a now extinct relative of the cassowary. This example is eighteen inches in length, the bird was believed to weigh between four and eight hundred pounds.

Footprint of brontozoum giganteum

A footprint of brontozoum giganeum, a now extinct relative of the cassowary. This example is eighteen…

A bird walking in to the opened jaws of a crocodile.

Crocodile

A bird walking in to the opened jaws of a crocodile.

Old Tavern at Elizabethport. This view is looking eastward. In the distance, on the right, is seen a vessel, at the entrance of Newark Bay, and the land beyond is the high ground intervening between it and Jersey City. In one of the rooms of the old tavern is a Franklin stove, which has probably been a tenant there ever since it came from the foundery. I give a sketch of it, not only because it is a relic of the time, but because it doubtless shows the form of the stove as invented by Dr. Franklin in 1742, beore an "improvement" was made. On its front, in raised letters, are the words "Ross and Bird's Hibernia Foundry, 1782." Ross had a foundery at Elizabethtown in 1774, as appears by the inscription upon the dinner-bell of Sir William Johnson, now in the belfry of the old Caughnawaga Chuch at Fonda.

Tavern at Elizabethport

Old Tavern at Elizabethport. This view is looking eastward. In the distance, on the right, is seen a…

A black snake attacking a nest of brown thrushes.

Black Snake and Brown Thrushes

A black snake attacking a nest of brown thrushes.

"Common in Europe, called <em>Spirling</em> and <em>Sparling</em> in Scotland; it inhabits the rivers the greater part of the year, that is, from August to May." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Smelt

"Common in Europe, called Spirling and Sparling in Scotland; it inhabits the rivers…

"Accentor- A genus of passerine birds, family Sylviid&aelig;, subfamily Accentorin&aelig;."-Whitney, 1902

Hedge Sparrow

"Accentor- A genus of passerine birds, family Sylviidæ, subfamily Accentorinæ."-Whitney,…

"Adjutant-bird; Indian Stork."-Whitney, 1902

Adjutant-bird

"Adjutant-bird; Indian Stork."-Whitney, 1902

"Ringed Plover (&AElig;gialites hiaticula)"-Whitney, 1902

Ringed Plover

"Ringed Plover (Ægialites hiaticula)"-Whitney, 1902

"Feather from Argus Pheasant. (a,d, main stem; d, calamus; a, rachis; c,c,c, vanes cut away on right side in order not to interfere with view of b, the aftershaft, the whole of the left vane of which is like-wise cut away."-Whitney, 1902

Pheasant Feather

"Feather from Argus Pheasant. (a,d, main stem; d, calamus; a, rachis; c,c,c, vanes cut away on right…

"A grallatorial bird, a native of South America, often called the golden-breasted trumpeter."-Whitney, 1902

Agami

"A grallatorial bird, a native of South America, often called the golden-breasted trumpeter."-Whitney,…

"Agapornis- A genus of small African parrots, including the love-birds, sometimes made the type of a subfamily Agapornithin&aelig;."-Whitney, 1902

Love Birds

"Agapornis- A genus of small African parrots, including the love-birds, sometimes made the type of a…

"Roseate Spoonbill-a large grallatorial bird of the genus Platalea, family Plataledid&aelig;, related to the ibis."-Whitney, 1902

Spoonbill

"Roseate Spoonbill-a large grallatorial bird of the genus Platalea, family Plataledidæ, related…

"Wandering Albatross. A web-footed sea-bird of the petrel family."-Whitney, 1902

Albatross

"Wandering Albatross. A web-footed sea-bird of the petrel family."-Whitney, 1902

"The winglet bastard wing, or ala spuria of a bird."-Whitney, 1902

Alula

"The winglet bastard wing, or ala spuria of a bird."-Whitney, 1902

"American Snake-Bird (Anhinga)"-Whitney, 1902

Anhinga

"American Snake-Bird (Anhinga)"-Whitney, 1902

"A considerable number of insects belonging to Sphingina have transparents wings. Among them is the humming-bird moth, <em>Sesia pelasgus</em>, often seen at evening in our gardens during the moths of June and July hovering like a humming-bird over the flowers and sucking their nectar with its long tube." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Hummingbird Moth

"A considerable number of insects belonging to Sphingina have transparents wings. Among them is the…