John Kirk Townsend: Collector of Audubon's Western Birds and Mammals

[摘要] This book would be a desirable addition to university, museum, and other libraries, and of interest to students of all aspects of early American ornithology and mammalogy. Although the price may be a bit steep for some individuals, the wide historical, geographical, and biological scope of the work should ensure wide interest. On a more local level, it may help ornithology students in Washington and Oregon determine on which side of the Columbia River many important voucher specimens were obtained. Finally, I suspect it should be of interest to those who may have forgotten what it was like to be 24 years old, on a fine spring morning in the foothills of the Rockies, surrounded by what today would be termed a “fallout”—trees and bushes filled with colorful, never-before-seen warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks, and buntings.

[学科分类] 动物科学