Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
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Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America is a 19th-century ornithological work by John Cassin featuring detailed descriptions and plates of bird species from the western and northwestern regions of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3365225 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America Context triple: [John Cassin, notableWork, Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America]
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Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l’Amérique Septentrionale
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l’Amérique Septentrionale is an ornithological work by Louis Pierre Vieillot that systematically describes and illustrates the bird species of North America.
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B.
The Life of Birds
The Life of Birds is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the evolution, behavior, and remarkable adaptations of bird species around the world.
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C.
A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company
A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company is a 19th-century ornithological reference work by Thomas Horsfield documenting and classifying the bird specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
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D.
World of Birds
World of Birds is a major Bronx Zoo exhibit featuring a wide variety of bird species displayed in immersive, naturalistic habitats.
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E.
All About Birds
All About Birds is an online birding resource that provides identification guides, photos, sounds, and expert information on bird species, created and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America Target entity description: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America is a 19th-century ornithological work by John Cassin featuring detailed descriptions and plates of bird species from the western and northwestern regions of North America.
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A.
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l’Amérique Septentrionale
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l’Amérique Septentrionale is an ornithological work by Louis Pierre Vieillot that systematically describes and illustrates the bird species of North America.
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B.
The Life of Birds
The Life of Birds is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the evolution, behavior, and remarkable adaptations of bird species around the world.
-
C.
A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company
A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company is a 19th-century ornithological reference work by Thomas Horsfield documenting and classifying the bird specimens held in the East India Company's museum.
-
D.
World of Birds
World of Birds is a major Bronx Zoo exhibit featuring a wide variety of bird species displayed in immersive, naturalistic habitats.
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E.
All About Birds
All About Birds is an online birding resource that provides identification guides, photos, sounds, and expert information on bird species, created and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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ornithological book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| author | John Cassin ⓘ |
| contains |
illustrated plates
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species descriptions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusRegion |
British America
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California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oregon ⓘ Russian America (northwest) ⓘ
surface form:
Russian America
Texas ⓘ |
| genre | ornithology ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
northwestern North America
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western North America ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | John Cassin ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed bird illustrations
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early documentation of western North American bird species ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
taxonomy
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zoology ⓘ |
| subject |
North American avifauna
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birds ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America Description of subject: Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America is a 19th-century ornithological work by John Cassin featuring detailed descriptions and plates of bird species from the western and northwestern regions of North America.
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John Cassin
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Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
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