BRADFORD TORREY
\bɹˈadfəd tˈɒɹɪ], \bɹˈadfəd tˈɒɹɪ], \b_ɹ_ˈa_d_f_ə_d t_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ]\
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An American nature essayist; born in Weymouth, Mass., Oct. 9, 1843. He was educated in the public schools, taught two years, then entered business in Boston. In 1886 he became assistant editor of the Youth's Companion. He is a close student of birds, and writes largely on this subject for the magazines. His essays have been collected into the following volumes: "Birds in the Bush" (1885); "The Foot-Path Way"; "A Rambler's Lease"; "A Florida Sketch-Book" "Spring Notes from Tennessee"; "Nature's Invitation"; "Friends on the Shelf".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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