Bird Head Drawings, Box 36

About the Project

What begins as a childhood fascination can grow into a lifework. Robert Ridgway's careful drawing of a bird he couldn't identify near his home made its way to ornithologist Spencer Fullerton Baird at the Smithsonian in 1864. Mentored by then Assistant Secretary, Ridgway went on to make contributions to ornithology and zoology internationally through his color studies and systematic approach to naming species. These are just a few of over 800 drawings from Ridgway's personal papers prepared for a book on the birds of North America. Help us transcribe the annotations on the drawings in this box using the special instructions under READ MORE.

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