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Bird, Robert Montgomery

author, was born in 1803, in Newcastle, Del.

His Nick of the Wood was his most popular work. His two Mexican stories, Calavar: a Knight of the Conquest; and The Infidel, or the Fall of Mexico, were commended by the historian Prescott. His other works include Peter Pilgrim, a collection of tales and sketches, notable as containing almost the earliest description of the Mammoth Cave; Sheppard Lee; The Hawks of Hawk Hollow; Adventures of Robin Day; and three successful dramas, The Broker of Bogota; Oraoosa; and The Gladiator. He died Jan. 22, 1854, in Philadelphia, Pa.