Books with author John James Audubon

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 edition. Excerpt: ... and marked with broad triangular blackish-brown spots, becoming fainter on the hind part of the breast and sides. Although this species closely resembles the last in its colours, and the proportions of the quills, it is yet so much inferior in size, and its bill, tarsi, and toes are so much shorter, that it cannot be considered otherwise than as distinct. Male 6, 9i. Columbia River. Accidental in the Middle Atlantic districts. Migratory. Turdus nanus, Dwarf Thrush, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 201. FAMILY XIII. MOTACILLIN^. WAGTAILS. Bill of moderate length, straight, slender, a little broader than high at the base, compressed toward the end; upper mandible with the dorsal line sloping, a little convex toward the end, the nostrils slight, the tip acute; lower mandible with the angle rather long and narrow, the dorsal line ascending and scarcely convex, the edges somewhat involute, the tip acute. General form slender; head ovatooblong; neck short. Feet of ordinary length, slender; toes very slender, the lateral equal, the outer adherent at the base, the hind toe rather large; claws rather long, arched, compressed, acute, that of the hind toe generally very long. Plumage soft and blended. Bristles small. Wings long and pointed, one of the minor secondaries often much elongated and tapering. Tongue sagittate, slender, with the tip slit; oesophagus uniform; stomach a very muscular gizzard, roundish, with large tendons, and thin rugous epithelium; intestine of moderate length; coeca very small. Trachea simple, with four pairs of inferior laryngeal muscles. This family is connected with the Turdinse by Seiurus, and with the Alandinse by Anthus, which are the only two American genera. GENUS I. SEIURUS, Swains. WOOD-WAGTAILS. Bill rather short,...

Lang:- English, Pages 607. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1844]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.Original Title:- The Birds of America 1844 [Hardcover] Author:- John James] [Audubon

"A Synopsis of the Birds of North America" by John James Audubon. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Excerpt from Journal of John James Audubon: Made During His Trip to New Orleans in 1820-1821 The second journal covers the period from july 13, 1840, to October 11, 1843, twenty odd years later than the first. At this time his reputation was established, and he journeyed over the country from Newburyport, Massachusetts to Rich mond, Virginia, and also in Canada, soliciting subscriptions for the octavo edition of Birds of America, and commenting on the people whom he met. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.