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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1837 in birding and ornithology</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1840 in birding and ornithology</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1841 in birding and ornithology</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1870 in birding and ornithology</span>

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