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| The viviparous quadrupeds of North America / AUDUBON John James, 1845-1848 | |||||||||||
The viviparous quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon, F.R.S., &c., &c.
and the Rev. John Bachman, D.D., &c., &c.
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AUDUBON John James
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BACHMAN John
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« In presenting the following pages to the public, the authors desire to say a few words explanatory of the subject on which they have written. The difficulties they have attempted to surmount, and the labour attending their investigations, have far exceeded their first anticipations. Many of the " Quadiupeds of North America " were long since described by European authors, from stuffed specimens; and in every department of Natural History additions to the knowledge of the old writers have been making for years past; researches and investigations having been imdertaken by scientific observers in all parts of the world, and many specimens accumulated in the Museums of Europe. Comparatively httle, however, has of late been accomplished toward the proper elucidation of the animals which inhabit the fields, forests, fertile prairies, and mountainous regions of our widely-extended and diversified country. » Présentation de l’éditeur (1845)
« New York, 1852-1854. » Huth (1887)
« Les deux naturalistes n’ont pas intégré de description de chevaux à proprement parler. En revanche, comme ils se sont déplacés à cheval pour assurer leurs observations, il relatent de nombreuses anecdotes liées à leurs montures, notamement sur leurs comportements lors des rencontres avec les animaux sauvages. » Bibliothèque Mondiale du Cheval