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Illustration on an American Long-eared Owl, from 'Birdcraft', New York: Macmillan Co., 1897. See volume on BHL. Modern scientists usually try to minimize their presence when studying wild animal behaviors, but William Brewster’s approach was often up...

Illustration of the cones and needles of the White Pine (Pinus strobus), from 'A description of the genus Pinus,' by Lambert. London: J. White, 1803-1824. See volume on BHL. In September I shared some notes from the Brewster journals on ecological changes...

Moose illustration from 'Our living world; an artistic edition of the Rev. J. G. Wood's Natural history of animate creation', vol. 1, by Wood and Holder. New York :S. Hess, 1885. See volume on BHL In late August 1869, Brewster went canoeing alone in a...

This post is part of a series on the collection of ornithologist William Brewster (1851-1919) at the Ernst Mayr Library, written by Elizabeth Meyer, library project assistant. Illustration of ruby-throated hummingbirds, from 'Portraits and habits of our...

The Ernst Mayr Library's Collection of Historical Manuscripts has been chosen to be included in the Colonial North American Project, a multi-year Harvard University Library project "funded by Arcadia to survey, process/catalog, conserve, digitize," and...

This post is part of a series on the collection of ornithologist William Brewster (1851-1919) at the Ernst Mayr Library, written by Elizabeth Meyer, Library Project Assistant. In the mid-1890s, Brewster’s journals increasingly reference using new methods...

This post is part of a series on the collection of ornithologist William Brewster (1851-1919) at the Ernst Mayr Library, written by Elizabeth Meyer, library project assistant. William Brewster’s summertime journals are filled with birdsong: he noted which...

This post is part of a series on the collection of ornithologist William Brewster (1851-1919) at the Ernst Mayr Library, written by Elizabeth Meyer, Library Project Assistant. It is also published on the Biodiversity Heritage Library blog. Tuesday, June...

As of the end of June, 2016, the Ernst Mayr Library has digitized and contributed over 9300 volumes (3,162,725 pages) to the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). Contained within these pages are 11,966,599 instances of indexed species names. Since the...

Illustration from ‘Natural history of western wild animals and guide for hunters, trappers, and sportsmen’ by David W. Cartright and Mary F. Bailey. Toledo, Ohio; Blade Printing & Paper Company, 1875. Viewable on BHL at: http://biodiversitylibrary.org...