Birds Through an Opera-Glass
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Birds Through an Opera-Glass is an influential late-19th-century birdwatching guide that helped popularize field observation of birds in North America.
All labels observed (1)
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| Birds Through an Opera-Glass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5559588 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birds Through an Opera-Glass Context triple: [Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, notableWork, Birds Through an Opera-Glass]
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A.
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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B.
The Bedside Book of Birds
The Bedside Book of Birds is a richly illustrated, literary anthology by Canadian writer Graeme Gibson that explores the cultural, mythological, and natural history of birds through stories, poems, and artwork.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Birds of America
The Birds of America is John James Audubon’s landmark 19th-century illustrated book featuring life-sized, meticulously detailed paintings of North American bird species.
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E.
Life with Feathers
"Life with Feathers" is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon notable for featuring the first appearance of the character Sylvester the Cat.
- 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: Birds Through an Opera-Glass Target entity description: Birds Through an Opera-Glass is an influential late-19th-century birdwatching guide that helped popularize field observation of birds in North America.
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A.
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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B.
The Bedside Book of Birds
The Bedside Book of Birds is a richly illustrated, literary anthology by Canadian writer Graeme Gibson that explores the cultural, mythological, and natural history of birds through stories, poems, and artwork.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Birds of America
The Birds of America is John James Audubon’s landmark 19th-century illustrated book featuring life-sized, meticulously detailed paintings of North American bird species.
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E.
Life with Feathers
"Life with Feathers" is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon notable for featuring the first appearance of the character Sylvester the Cat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
birdwatching guide
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book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make bird study accessible to laypeople ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early bird conservation movement in North America ⓘ |
| author |
Florence A. Merriam
NERFINISHED
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Florence Augusta Merriam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
appearance of birds as seen through an opera glass
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habits of common bird species ⓘ identification of birds in the field ⓘ |
| focusesOn | field observation of birds ⓘ |
| genre |
nature writing
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ornithology literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | illustrated text ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped shift ornithology toward field-based observation
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one of the earliest popular birdwatching guides in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of field guides for birds
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popularization of birdwatching in North America ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
amateur birdwatchers
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general readers interested in nature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
birds of North America
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birdwatching ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| promotes |
humane treatment of birds
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non-collecting observation of birds ⓘ |
| publicationEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| setting | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 19th-century birdlife in North America ⓘ |
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Subject: Birds Through an Opera-Glass Description of subject: Birds Through an Opera-Glass is an influential late-19th-century birdwatching guide that helped popularize field observation of birds in North America.
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