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  2. File:Singing bird box by Frères Rochat, circa 1810.jpg

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    Punched French hallmarks. Maker’s mark: JI. Dim. 21 x 11 x 17.78 cm. The cage and mounts are made from gold and the musical and singing bird mechanisms hidden within the base. This object is also a jewellery box. By repute, this box was once owned by the Empress Josephine of France.

  3. Blaise Bontems - Wikipedia

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    Blaise Bontems (15 March 1814 Le Ménil - 1893) was a French specialist in the manufacture of automaton singing birds and the first of a dynasty of automaton manufacturers, which included his son Charles Jules and his grandson Lucien. [1] Bontems' birds were famous for the realism of their song. [2] [3] [4]

  4. Singing bird box - Wikipedia

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    An unusual singing bird box by Frères Rochat, ca. 1810. The bird is shown in a tiny cage, not concealed inside the box as usual. A singing bird box (boîte à oiseau chanteur in French) is a box, usually rectangular-shaped, which contains within a miniature automaton singing bird concealed below an oval lid and activated by means of an operating lever.

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    A tortoiseshell ornament from Micronesia Cabinet with tortoiseshell veneers French singing bird box with a case made out of tortoiseshell.. Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its ...

  6. ‘Iconic’ bird was feared extinct for decades — until ...

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    The new images, which portray the birds mid-flight or perched in trees, were compared to photos taken of the bird in 1935, and its white saddle and slim frame were used to help identify it.

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans ...

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    Location of Orleans Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, which is consolidated with the city of New Orleans.

  8. French Lick, Indiana: A Visit to Larry Bird's Hometown

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    French Lick, Indiana is Larry Bird's hometown. The city has plenty of Bird-related travel attractions.

  9. This Bird Disappeared from the Planet in 1944. Now, It's ...

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    The extinction status of the ivory-billed woodpecker is still up for debate, as ornithologists are mixed on the bird’s existence. A new study claims to have documented the presence of birds with ...