
Length1h 40m
About this audiobook
Audubon's ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the greatest advances in ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This impressive collection ranges from the Greater Flamingo and Bald Eagle to the Carolina parakeet. Audubon describes every species in concise texts, drawing attention the peculiarities of each bird.
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GenreOther
Length1 hr 40 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 1, 2011
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Audubon’s Birds
2— John James Audubon, 1826
3Biography
4Marries Lucy Bakewell.
5Presentation of his work to the French botanists, meets Pierre Redouté.
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6When John James Audubon decided
7Phoenicopterus ruber Plate 431 Ducks
8necks of others as with the Greater Flamingo.
9This humanity
10Sterna paradisaea Plate 250 Gulls
11FAMILY I
12Tarsus rather stout, bare, and shorter than
13FAMILY II
14Wings very long and broad. Oesophagus
15FAMILY III
16Bil1 very short, strong, cerate; upper
17External aperture of ear always very
18Tail broad, rather short or of moderate
19FAMILY IV
20FAMILY V
21the eyes; bill extremely short, very broad at
22Plumage compact; no bristles at the base
23FAMILY VI
24No bristles at the base of the bill. Wings
25FAMILY VII
26Muscicapinæ. Flycatchers
27FAMILY VIII
28Head moderate, ovate; neck short; body
29Tail of moderate length, of
30FAMILY IX
31Body slender. Feet of moderate length, or
32Tongue slender, emarginate and papillate at
33FAMILY X
34Psaltriparus minimus, Parus atricapillus, Parus rufescens Plate 353 Tits
35FAMILY XI
36FAMILY XII
37Eyes of moderate size. External aperture
38Wings of moderate
39FAMILY XIII
40General form slender; head ovato-
41the outer adherent at the base, the hind toe
42FAMILY XIV
43Head oblong, of moderate size neck rather
44about equal, third much longer. Claws rather
45FAMILY XV
46FAMILY XVI
47Nostrils basal, round or oblong. Head
48Wings of moderate length, with the outer
49FAMILY XVII
50The lower mandible with the angle long