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Urban Neighbors Resources:
Checklist

Historical Neighbors
Street and Backyard Neighbors
Park and Green Places Neighbors
Shore and Wetlands Neighbors
Salt and Freshwater Neighbors
Tiny Neighbors
Unwelcome Neighbors
Occasional and Unexpected Neighbors

Below is a list of items on display in the exhibition Urban Neighbors: Images of New York City Wildlife (October 11, 2002 - Febuary 1, 2003). The separate pages of the checklist correspond to the different sections into which the exhibition was organized.


Park and Green Places Neighbors

Year-round residents, seasonal visitors, and transients sheltered in city parks and other natural areas.


Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Hand-colored lithograph after John James Audubon
In: J. J. Audubon, The Birds of America: from drawings made in the United States and their territories. Vol. 3 of 7 (New York, 1840–44)
NYPL, George Arents Collection of Books in Parts

Rufous-sided Towhee chick (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Reproduction of watercolor drawing by George Miksch Sutton
In: G. M. Sutton, Baby Bird Portraits (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1998)
NYPL, General Research Division

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Color reproduction of illustration by "WB"
In: Neltje Blanchan, Birds Worth Knowing (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926)
NYPL, General Research Division

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Hand-colored etching by François-Nicolas Martinet from his drawing
In: George Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle par Martinet, executées par Daubenton. Vol. 2 of 3 (Paris, 1765–80)
NYPL, Rare Books Division

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) and Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Hand-colored lithograph, with outlines made by camera lucida, by J. W. Hill
From: James Ellsworth DeKay, Zoology of New York, or the New York Fauna. Vol. 2 of 6 (New York State. Geological Survey. Natural History of New York. Parts 1–6) (Albany, 1842–44)
NYPL, Science, Industry and Business Library

Northern Parula Warbler (Parula americana), Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens), Myrtle Warbler (D. coronata), Cerulean Warbler (D. cerulea), Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis), Pine Warbler (D. pinus), Cape May Warbler (D. tigrina), Prairie Warbler (D. discolor), Yellow Warbler (D. petechia), Palm Warbler & Yellow Palm Warbler (D. palmarum)
Reproduction of paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes
In: Maitland A. Edey, American Songbirds (New York: Random House, 1941)
NYPL, General Research Division

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Hand-colored etching by George Edwards from his drawing
In: G. Edwards, A Natural History of [Uncommon] Birds … [with] Gleanings of Natural History…. 3rd ed. Vol. 7 of 7 (London, 1802–6)
NYPL, Rare Books Division

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Wash drawing by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Signed "LAF: 97," 1897
Courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, Louis Agassiz Fuertes Art Collection

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
Watercolor drawing by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, unsigned, January 13, 1898
Courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, Louis Agassiz Fuertes Art Collection

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Color reproduction of watercolor drawing by John Abbot
In: Pamela Gilbert, John Abbot: Birds, Butterflies and Other Wonders (London: Merrell Holbertson; The Natural History Museum, 1998)
NYPL, General Research Division

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Reproduction of color photograph by Eliot Porter
From: E. Porter, American Birds: 10 Photographs in Color (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953)
NYPL, General Research Division

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
Hand-colored lithograph by Charles J. Maynard
In: C. J. Maynard, The Birds of Eastern North America; with original descriptions of all the species which occur east of the Mississippi River…. Rev. ed. (Newtonville, Mass., 1881)
NYPL, General Research Division

Grosbeaks, Finches, Buntings, Etc.
(19 species of songbirds)
Color reproduction of illustration by Roger Tory Peterson
In: R. T. Peterson, A Field Guide to the Birds; giving field marks of all species found in eastern North America. [1st ed.] (Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1934)
NYPL, General Research Division

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
Reproduction of color photograph by Eliot Porter
In: E. Porter, Vanishing Songbirds: The Sixth Order: Wood Warblers and other Passerine Birds (Boston: Bulfinch Press, 1996)
NYPL, General Research Division

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Marsh Denizens: Common Yellowthroats, 1990
Color reproduction of painting (oil wash on board) by John William Taylor
In: J. W. Taylor, Birds of the Chesapeake Bay (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992)
NYPL, General Research Division

1.–3. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), 4. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), 5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea), 6. White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
Hand-colored engraving with etching after Alexander Wilson
From: A. Wilson, American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Plate 18 of 103 (or 76?) (Philadelphia, 1808–14)
NYPL, Rare Books Division

1., 2. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), 3. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), 4. Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Hand-colored engraving with etching after Alexander Wilson
From: A. Wilson, American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Plate 38 of 103 (76?) (Philadelphia, 1808–14)
NYPL, Rare Books Division


Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (fig. 34), Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) (fig. 35)
Hand-colored lithograph, with outlines made by camera lucida, after J. W. Hill
In: James Ellsworth DeKay, Zoology of New York, or the New York Fauna…. Vol. 1.2 of 6 (New York State. Geological Survey. Natural History of New York. Parts 1–6) (Albany, 1842–44)
NYPL, Rare Books Division, Stuart Collection

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
Chromolithograph by L. Prang & Co.
In: John George Wood, Animate Creation; popular edition of "Our Living World."… Rev. and adapted to American zoology by Joseph B. Holder. Vol. 4 of 6 (New York, 1898)
NYPL, General Research Division

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Female Wild Turkey in Van Cortlandt Park
Photograph by David S. Künstler, December 22, 1994
Courtesy of David S. Künstler, City of New York/Parks & Recreation

Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk) (Circus cyaneus)
Hand-colored lithograph by William Swainson from his drawing
In: John Richardson, Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America. Vol. 2 of 4 (London, 1829–37)
NYPL, General Research Division

Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
Color reproduction of painting by David M. Henry
In: Leslie Brown and Dean Amadon, Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. Vol. 2 of 2 (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968)
NYPL, General Research Division

Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio)
Color reproduction of painting by Karl E. Karalus
In: K. E. Karalus, The Owls of North America, North of Mexico: All the Species and Subspecies Illustrated in Color and Fully Described. Text by Allan W. Eckert (New York: Weathervane Books, 1987)
NYPL, General Research Division

Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
Reproduction of color photograph by Theodore Cross
In: T. Cross, Birds of the Sea, Shore and Tundra (New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989)
NYPL, General Research Division

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl Fledgling, Pelham Bay Park
Photograph by Michael J. Feller, 1992
Courtesy of Michael J. Feller

Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
Hand-colored lithograph after John James Audubon
In: J. J. Audubon and John Bachman, The Quadrupeds of North America. Part 6 of 31 (New York, 1849–54)
NYPL, George Arents Collection of Books in Parts


Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Hand-colored lithograph after John James Audubon
In: J. J. Audubon and John Bachman, The Quadrupeds of North America. Vol. 1 of 3 (New York, 1849–54)
NYPL, George Arents Collection of Books in Parts

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) and California Jack Rabbit (Lepus californicus)
Color reproductions of illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes
In: Edward Nelson, Wild Animals of North America: Intimate Studies of Big and Little Creatures of the Mammal Kingdom. Rev. ed. (Washington, D.C.: The National Geographic Society, 1930)
NYPL, General Research Division

Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
Hand-colored lithograph, with outlines made by camera lucida, by J. W. Hill
In: James Ellsworth DeKay, Zoology of New York, or the New York Fauna…. Vol. 1.1 of 6 (New York State. Geological Survey. Natural History of New York. Parts 1–6) (Albany, 1842–44)
NYPL, Rare Books Division, Stuart Collection

1. & 1a. Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Lithograph by R[obert?] Mintern from his drawing
In: George Edward Dobson, Catalogue of the Chiroptera (London, 1878)
NYPL, General Research Division

Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata)
Reproduction of etching after [Alexander?] Rider
In: John D. Godman, American Natural History. Vol. 1 of 3 (Philadelphia, 1826–28)
NYPL, General Research Division


Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
Reproduction of etching after C. Burton
In: John D. Godman, American Natural History. Vol. 2 of 3 (Philadelphia, 1826–28)
NYPL, General Research Division

Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
Hand-colored lithograph after John H. Richards
In: John Edwards Holbrook, North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States.Vol. 2 of 5 (Philadelphia, 1842)
NYPL, Rare Books Division, Stuart Collection


Black Racer (Coluber constrictor)
Hand-colored lithograph after [Miss] Martin
In: John Edwards Holbrook, North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States. Vol. 3 of 5 (Philadelphia, 1842)
NYPL, Rare Books Division, Stuart Collection

Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus)
Hand-colored lithograph after John H. Richards
In: John Edwards Holbrook, North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States. Vol. 4 of 5 (Philadelphia, 1842)
NYPL, Rare Books Division, Stuart Collection

Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
Milk Snake Released at Huntington Estate, Pelham Bay Park, July 29, 1999
Photograph by David S. Künstler
Courtesy of David S. Künstler, City of New York/Parks & Recreation


 


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