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The Wood
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Archives (under "A Resolution providing for a Tablet to the Memory of John Fitch of Windsor"). Wood was a member of the First Congregational Church.
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research and made numerous contributions in this area, including more accurately describing the ranges and clutch sizes of several species.
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Scientific and popular writings in ornithology; accumulating one of the largest private bird specimen collections in the United States
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from the United States and abroad, including specimens of several state-first birds for
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Wood passed away in East Windsor Hill on August 9, 1885, after an illness lasting three days.
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in 1861, as well additional articles in later years. Wood specialized in
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The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Volume 2
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Sage, John Hall; Bishop, Louis Bennett; Bliss, Walter Parks (1913).
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633:"Dr. Wood's Birds – He Adds Two Rare Specimens to His Collection"
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New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology
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The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884
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The naturalist of the Saint Croix. Memoir of George A. Boardman
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of South Windsor. Wood originally published his history in the
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Wood completed his early education in Old Killingsworth (today
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referenced Wood's correspondence and specimens extensively in
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Wood, William (1878). "The Birds of Connecticut. No. 7".
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710:. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers.
606:"Wood, William, Dr., 1822-1885 | Wood Memorial Library"
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New York University Grossman School of Medicine alumni
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holds Wood's collection of Native American artifacts.
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665:"Obituary: Dr. Wm. Wood, East Windsor Hill., Conn"
444:A Century of Birding in the South Windsor Meadows
1071:Birds of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts
100:(July 7, 1822 – August 9, 1885) was an American
1004:Stearns, Winfrid Alden; Coues, Elliott (1881).
584:"Notes and News [in memoriam for Wood]"
520:Proceedings of the Connecticut Medical Society
851:. Boston: Edward L. Osgood. pp. 127–128.
542:The Philadelphia Medical and Surgical Journal
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734:Connecticut Ornithological Association | COA
882:. Rand, McNally & Co. 1897. p. 60.
193:Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club
213:Wood acquired a significant collection of
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375:. Bangor: Priv. print. pp. 212–248.
965:"Sage 's List of Portland, Conn., Birds"
306:on loan from the Wadsworth in 1946. The
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1166:People from South Windsor, Connecticut
989:"Collections of Birds Go to Trinity".
786:Familiar Science and Fancier's Journal
302:curated it. Wood's specimens moved to
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149:University Medical College of New York
108:, best remembered as an expert on the
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231:, the Lyceum of Natural History at
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893:"Antheneum Gets Wood Collection".
610:woodmemorial.pastperfectonline.com
480:"Medical Examiners in Connecticut"
220:In addition, Wood wrote about the
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410:Burpee's The Story of Connecticut
239:. Wood's correspondents included
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993:. November 28, 1946. p. 25.
407:Burpee, Charles Winslow (1939).
1146:American ornithological writers
431:. November 13, 1890. p. 9.
897:. January 16, 1908. p. 7.
807:"Robert Fulton or John Fitch?"
464:"Obituary: Dr. William Wood".
369:Boardman, Samuel Lane (1903).
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847:Trumbull, J. Hammond (1886).
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273:Connecticut General Assembly
168:American Medical Association
1156:Physicians from Connecticut
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1010:. Boston: Lee and Shepard.
862:Stiles, Henry Reed (1892).
824:Wood, William (June 1881).
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164:Connecticut Medical Society
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1084:Institution, Smithsonian.
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915:. May 26, 1897. p. 2.
669:Ornithologist and Oologist
561:guides.library.harvard.edu
187:Ornithologist and Oologist
162:, and was a member of the
62:South Windsor, Connecticut
730:"First Historical Report"
704:Merriam, C. Hart (1877).
308:University of Connecticut
227:Wood was a member of the
145:Berkshire Medical College
1047:The birds of Connecticut
913:Meriden Daily Republican
484:New York Medical Journal
255:Wood had an interest in
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1090:Smithsonian Institution
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1016:10.5962/bhl.title.14180
502:British Medical Journal
442:Klein, Jean H. (1999).
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215:bird specimens and eggs
147:and graduated from the
110:avifauna of Connecticut
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271:in 1881. In 1887, the
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544:. February 15, 1854.
116:Education and career
759:American Naturalist
486:: 15. July 7, 1888.
296:Wadsworth Antheneum
181:American Naturalist
637:The New York Times
516:"Ordinary Members"
498:"A doctor de jure"
241:George A. Boardman
555:Burchsted, Fred.
446:. Self-published.
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538:"Anasarca"
337:References
269:Locomotive
261:John Fitch
235:, and the
106:naturalist
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