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Author : Hamish MacDonald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910895399
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)
Download or read book Wilson's Ornithology and Burds in Scots written by Hamish MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward H. Burtt Jr.
Publisher : Bucknell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1611487951
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)
Download or read book Alexander Wilson written by Edward H. Burtt Jr. and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When talking about the Enlightenment, ornithology is seldom the first topic of conversation. Still, Enlightenment and ornithology converge in one important respect, that of abundance. In our time, new-wave ornithologists have renewed their faith in eighteenth-century expectations for the discovery of a gigantic number of bird species. It is at this intersection between abundant modern science and ambitious Enlightenment ideology that this remarkable collection of five essays on Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), the father of American ornithology, makes its original and delightful contribution. Alexander Wilson: Enlightened Naturalist recovers Wilson’s literary, artistic and musical pursuits, and the cultural contexts of his life in the Scotland of Robert Burns. It also explores Wilson’s scientific and philosophic contribution to American ornithology in American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of theUnited States, published in Philadelphia between 1808 and 1814. Alexander Wilson is richly illustrated, links to a web site of audio readings of Wilson’s Scots poems– links that are embedded in the ebook–and includes a tribute to the late Edward H. Burtt, Jr., who died shortly before publication.
Author : Alexander Wilson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)
Download or read book American Ornithology, Or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States written by Alexander Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward H. Burtt Jr.
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674073738
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)
Download or read book Alexander Wilson written by Edward H. Burtt Jr. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Evelyn V. Baxter
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)
Download or read book Report on Scottish Ornithology in 1911 written by Evelyn V. Baxter and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward H. Burtt Jr.
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674073770
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)
Download or read book Alexander Wilson written by Edward H. Burtt Jr. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Valerie M. Thom
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408138360
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)
Download or read book Birds in Scotland written by Valerie M. Thom and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The most important work on the birds of Scotland ever published' - British Birds This comprehensive study and review of the birds in Scotland follows on from where the celebrated two volumes of The Birds of Scotland (1953), by Dr Baxter and Miss Rintoul, left off. It does more than that, however, since not only has there been a profound increase in ornithological coverage and data (as reflected in the species accounts), there have also been great changes in habitat and environment since the days of Baxter & Rintoul. These aspects form the themes of the ten preliminary chapters reviewing the Scottish scene today in terms of habitat, conservation, birdwatching and the changes in species status and distribution. The species accounts, the backbone of the book, review the period 1950-83 but include, where practicable, records of rarities and details of counts up to the spring of 1985; there are also brief summaries of earlier data based on the researches of Baxter & Rintoul. In all, 497 species are dealt with. The texts of major species accounts are complemented by 173 distribution maps and many tables of relevant data, and there are 129 species drawings by a team of artists under the editorship of Donald Watson, who also contributes chapter head pieces and other drawings. A section of photographs illustrates the varied habitats typical of Scotland today. There are, further, appendices and an extensive bibliography. The book will be of great interest to all birdwatchers in Scotland but of special value, too, to the many thousands of birdwatching visitors from elsewhere in these islands and from countries abroad. The Scottish Ornithologists' Club, for whom the book is published, and all whose records and researches made the author's work possible, have reason to be proud of Valerie Thom's achievement.
Author : Christopher J. McInerny
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
ISBN 13 : 9780951213902
Total Pages : 1634 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Birds of Scotland written by Christopher J. McInerny and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Birds of Scotland' gives accounts of 509 species, describing changes in population over time, and identifies species of specific concern, key habitats and those at most risk. It provides essential information to assist in the targeting of environmental and conservation action.
Author : Nancy J. Hajeski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 164517915X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)
Download or read book Life-Size Birds written by Nancy J. Hajeski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-close look at the diverse array of bird species from every habitat in North America. John James Audubon would be proud to know a life-size bird book still exists in the 21st century. Ninety-five North American species of our feathered friends are contained herein, offering a detailed look at their size, habitat, distribution, and more. Fun facts pepper the pages, and beautiful photographs of their varied plumage accompany each avian. More detailed information on nests, eggs, and migrations appear on featured spreads, and a removable 17” x 21” poster is included. Get an up-close, personal look at the stunning variety of birds that can be found across the entire continent!
Author : Olivia Findlay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910895535
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Song to Keep written by Olivia Findlay and published by . This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These poems reflect a journey from a past delineated by racism, trauma and violence towards a present life of peace and intense natural beauty. Permeated with nostalgia and loss; songs of an immigrant community alienated in their own land, but pierced with fierce hope, faith in redemption, and a determination that we should all belong.
