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[Book review] The A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, 6th edition, by American Ornithologists' Union

C.S. Robbins
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C.S. Robbins. 1983. [Book review] The A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, 6th edition, by American Ornithologists' Union. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/5222529

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