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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of b&w photograph negative of a bird in a forest
- Date Range
- [1940-1962]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 17
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 17
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1940-1962]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w negative ; 11 x 6 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of b&w photograph negative of a bird in a forest
- Subject Access
- Birds
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- *corresponding prints: LUX/I/D.6.c PA-45 to PA-46
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a bird on some kind of wire or string
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 560
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 560
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a bird on some kind of wire or string
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a bird
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 562
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 562
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a bird
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1970 – 1970
- Material
- plaster; skin; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0006
- Description
- A smoothly carved plaster bird (partridge or grouse) with a small leather crest on top of its head and metal legs. The bird has a red head with a white stripe around each eye that extends to encircle the head and neck, dark grey body, white belly and a red stripe under each wing. The bird stands …
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1970 – 1970
- Material
- plaster; skin; metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 8.2; 3.3 (base) x 4.5; 6.5 (base) x 10.8; 6.5 (base) cm
- Description
- A smoothly carved plaster bird (partridge or grouse) with a small leather crest on top of its head and metal legs. The bird has a red head with a white stripe around each eye that extends to encircle the head and neck, dark grey body, white belly and a red stripe under each wing. The bird stands on a round slice of tree branch or trunk. The bottom marked with a maker’s mark “HAL” joined together and “70.”
- Subject
- households
- animals, birds
- crafts
- carving
- Hal Bieler
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0006
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Bird Figurine Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0173%20a-g
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0173 a-g
- Description
- Set of 7 bird figurines made of wood and painted in bright colours. (a) wooden owl-like bird figurine with red stomach and face, grey wings and back, and yellow eyes. The beak and ears are pointed. (b) wooden bird (1.9 cm x 3.6 cm) figure with green wings, black tail, yellow breast, and black and w…
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- Title
- Bird Figurine Set
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 1.8 cm
- Description
- Set of 7 bird figurines made of wood and painted in bright colours. (a) wooden owl-like bird figurine with red stomach and face, grey wings and back, and yellow eyes. The beak and ears are pointed. (b) wooden bird (1.9 cm x 3.6 cm) figure with green wings, black tail, yellow breast, and black and white head. (c) wooden bird (4.2 cm x 3.4 cm) figure with round head and body and long tail. The head is painted green and black with white eyes and an open paper beak. The breast is orange and the feathers are green, black and white. (d) wooden bird (3.5 cm x 3.7 cm) figure with green wings, black tail, yellow breast, and black and white head. (e) wooden bird (4.2 cm x 1.8 cm) figure with round head and body and long tail.The head is painted black and blue with white eyes an an open paper beak. The breast is yellow and the feathers are grey, blue, and white. (f) wooden bird (3.0 cm x 5.0 cm) figure with outstretched wings. The bird is painted red with white and black stripes on the top of its wings and tail, white patches on the bottom of the wings and tail, and a blue circle on its head. (g) wooden bird (4.1 cm x 6.4 cm) figure with orange breast, blue, red, white, and black upper feathers.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- sculpture
- birds
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0173 a-g
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- foot, bird; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.3004
- Description
- One bird foot (Red-tailed hawk - Buteo jamaicensis?) with a piece of hide attached around the leg.
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- Title
- Bird Foot
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- foot, bird; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.1 x 9.1 cm
- Description
- One bird foot (Red-tailed hawk - Buteo jamaicensis?) with a piece of hide attached around the leg.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals
- birds, hawk
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.3004
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Bird portraits in color : two hundred ninety-five North American species
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19996
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Roberts, Thomas S.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : The University of Minnesota Press
- Call Number
- 06.1 R54b
- Author
- Roberts, Thomas S.
- Responsibility
- Thomas S. Roberts
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : The University of Minnesota Press
- Published Date
- 1960
- Subjects
- Painting
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of ninety two color plates painted by various accomplished artists. While the publication certainly establishes an artistic flair, it is in many ways factual as well. The book discusses over two hundred and ninety-five bird species found throughout North America. Comprehensive in nature, the guide offers insight into each bird species habitat, scientific name and other relevant information. Readers can expect to learn about the vast bird species that exist in North America, while also enjoying the stunning art work featured by the following artists, Allan Brooks, George M. Sutton, Walter A. Weber, Francis Lee Jaques, Walter J. Breckenridge, Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
- Notes
- Illustrated with ninety-two color plates by Allan Brooks, George M. Sutton, Walter A. Weber, Francis Lee Jaques, Walter J. Breckenridge, and Louise Agassiz Fuertes
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 06.1 R54b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The birder's handbook : a field guide to the natural history of North American birds : including all species that regularly breed north of Mexico
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26360
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1988
- Author
- Ehrlich, Paul R. and Dobkin, David S. and Wheye, Darryl
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Simon & Schuster
- Call Number
- 04.2 E5t
- Responsibility
- illustrated by Naeem, Shahid
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Simon & Schuster
- Published Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- xxx, 785 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Birds
- Abstract
- On title page: A field guide to the natural history of North American birds : including all species that regularly breed north of Mexico.
- Contents
- Dealing with Uncertainty -- Nest Location -- Nest Type -- Who Builds the Nest -- Eggs -- Mating System -- Incubating Sex -- Length of Incubation -- Development at Hatching -- Time from Hatching to Fledging -- Who Tends the Young -- Diet During Breeding -- Foraging Techniques -- Interpreting the Treatment Paragraphs -- Breeding -- Displays -- Nest -- Eggs -- Diet -- Conservation -- Essays -- Observing and Recording Bird Biology -- Hawaiian Bird Biology -- Feral Birds -- Pelagic Birds -- DNA and Passerine Classification.
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 0671621335
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 04.2 E5t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Birdfeeding : another viewpoint (part 1 of 2)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11606
- Author
- Rogers, Jason
- Physical Description
- p. 60-64
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Birds
- Notes
- In Alberta Naturalist, vol.31, no.4 (Winter 2001)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Owls and the Western Grebe.
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.G. - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.G. Old file: Wildlife
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.G. - 2
- Physical Description
- ca.12 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Owls and the Western Grebe.
- Subject Access
- Birds
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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