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Arthur Augustus Allen was an American professor of ornithology at Cornell University.
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- ↑ Robinson, John C. Valle-Riestra, Edith; Valle-Riestra, Frank (eds.). Common birds of Mount Diablo. Walnut Creek, CA. ISBN 9780974892535. OCLC 250812476.
- ↑ Robinson, John C. (1997–2003). The North American bird reference book. Fairfield, CA: Lanius Software. ISBN 096793382X. OCLC 53187172.
- ↑ "Celebrating Black Environmentalists during Black History Month". San Francisco Department of the Environment. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ Dickinson, Janis L.; Bonney, Rick (eds.). Citizen science : public participation in environmental research. Ithaca. p. 191. ISBN 9780801456749. OCLC 925356797.
- ↑ "Changing the Face of Conservation". All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ Miller, Jeremy. "Bay Nature Magazine: Through the Eyes of Bird Savant John Robinson". Bay Nature. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ "Birds, Birders, and Birding in The Big Year: What We Noticed". All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ Robinson, John C. (2008). Birding for everyone: Encouraging people of color to become birdwatchers. Marysville, OH: Wings-on-Disk. ISBN 9780967933832. OCLC 327431502.
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