Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
American Ornithology, Or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Alexander Wilson
Author: Edward H. Burtt Jr.Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674073738
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume pays tribute to the Scot who became the father of American ornithology. Alexander Wilson made unique contributions to ecology and animal behavior. His drawings of birds in realistic poses in their natural habitat inspired Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists.
Wilson's American Ornithology
Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Sketch of the Life of Alexander Wilson
Author: George OrdWilson's American Ornithology, with notes by Jardine. To which is added, a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall and Richardson; by T. M. Brewer
Author: Alexander WilsonWilson's American ornithology
Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Birds of Maine
Author: Peter D. VickeryPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691193193
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated overview to the birds of Maine The first comprehensive overview of Maine’s incredibly rich birdlife in more than seven decades, Birds of Maine is a detailed account of all 464 species recorded in the Pine Tree State. It is also a thoroughly researched, accessible portrait of a region undergoing rapid changes, with southern birds pushing north, northern birds expanding south, and once-absent natives like Atlantic Puffins brought back by innovative conservation techniques pioneered in Maine. Written by the late Peter Vickery in cooperation with a team of leading ornithologists, this guide offers a detailed look at the state’s dynamic avifauna—from the Wild Turkey to the Arctic Tern—with information on migration patterns and timing, current status and changes in bird abundance and distribution, and how Maine's geography and shifting climate mold its birdlife. It delves into the conservation status for Maine's birds, as well as the state's unusually textured ornithological history, involving such famous names as John James Audubon and Theodore Roosevelt, and home-grown experts like Cordelia Stanwood and Ralph Palmer. Sidebars explore diverse topics, including the Old Sow whirlpool that draws multitudes of seabirds and the famed Monhegan Island, a mecca for migrant birds. Gorgeously illustrated with watercolors by Lars Jonsson and scores of line drawings by Barry Van Dusen, Birds of Maine is a remarkable guide that birders will rely on for decades to come. Copublished with the Nuttall Ornithological Club
Wilson's American Ornithology
Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781462260317
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 759
Book Description
Hardcover reprint of the original 1854 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Wilson, Alexander. Wilson's American Ornithology, With Notes By Jardine. To Which Is Added A Synopsis Of American Birds, Including Those Described By Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, And Richardson, By T.M. Brewer. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Wilson, Alexander. Wilson's American Ornithology, With Notes By Jardine. To Which Is Added A Synopsis Of American Birds, Including Those Described By Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, And Richardson, By T.M. Brewer, . New York, T.L. Magagnos, 1854. Subject: Birds
Alexander Wilson
Author: Edward H. Burtt Jr.Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674073770
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
Audubon was not the father of American ornithology. That honorific belongs to Alexander Wilson, whose encyclopedic American Ornithology established a distinctive approach that emphasized the observation of live birds. In the first full-length study to reproduce all of Wilson’s unpublished drawings for the nine-volume Ornithology, Edward Burtt and William Davis illustrate Wilson’s pioneering and, today, underappreciated achievement as the first ornithologist to describe the birds of the North American wilderness. Abandoning early ambitions to become a poet in the mold of his countryman Robert Burns, Wilson emigrated from Scotland to settle near Philadelphia, where the botanist William Bartram encouraged his proclivity for art and natural history. Wilson traveled 12,000 miles on foot, on horseback, in a rowboat, and by stage and ship, establishing a network of observers along the way. He wrote hundreds of accounts of indigenous birds, discovered many new species, and sketched the behavior and ecology of each species he encountered. Drawing on their expertise in both science and art, Burtt and Davis show how Wilson defied eighteenth-century conventions of biological illustration by striving for realistic depiction of birds in their native habitats. He drew them in poses meant to facilitate identification, making his work the model for modern field guides and an inspiration for Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists who followed. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume is a fitting tribute to Alexander Wilson and his unique contributions to ornithology, ecology, and the study of animal behavior.
Under a Wild Sky
Author: William SouderPublisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 1571319239
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
In this Pulitzer Prize–finalist biography, the author of Mad at the World examines the little-known life of the man behind the well-known bird survey. John James Audubon is renowned for his masterpiece of natural history and art, The Birds of America, the first nearly comprehensive survey of the continent’s birdlife. And yet few people understand, and many assume incorrectly, what sort of man he was. How did the illegitimate son of a French sea captain living in Haiti, who lied both about his parentage and his training, rise to become one of the greatest natural historians ever and the greatest name in ornithology? In Under a Wild Sky this Pulitzer Prize finalist, William Souder reveals that Audubon did not only compose the most famous depictions of birds the world has ever seen, but he also composed a brilliant mythology of self. In this dazzling work of biography, Souder charts the life of a driven man who, despite all odds, became the historical figure we know today. “A meticulous biography and a fascinating portrait of a young nation.”—San Francisco Chronicle “As richly endowed and densely packed as the forests of Audubon’s day.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Deftly weaves together the story of the self-taught artist and naturalist…with the development of scientific inquiry in the early years of the republic and the lives of ordinary Americans as the new nation spilled westward over the mountains from the Eastern seaboard.”—Los Angeles Times