The Elements of Ornithology

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Elements of Ornithology by William Ruschenberger. Read in English by April Gonzales; Robert J. Eckrich; Garth Burton; ToddHW; rookieblue; Kajo; Mich_elle The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1845 presents an introduction to ornithology. The information, albeit not current, is still interesting and of use as a general overview of bird biology and classification. The author was a surgeon in the U.S. Navy and president of the Academy of Natural Sciences. (Summary by A. Gramour) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (141MB)

Directors & creators

William Ruschenberger

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;science;textbook;birds;biology;taxonomy;ornithology;animal;zoology

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