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Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes.

William Bartram

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William Bartram
Age: 84 †
Born: 1739
Born: April 20
Died: 1823
Died: July 22
Botanist
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Ornithologist
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Zoologist
Kingsessing
Philadelphia
Billy Bartram
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