*The History of American Birds, by Alex- 
ander Wilson, is equal in elegance to the 
most distinguished of our own splendid 
works on ornithology. — Cuvier. 
*With an enthusiasm never excelled, this ex- 
traordinary man penetrated through the vast 
territories of the United States, undeterred 
hy forests and swamps, for the sole purpose 
of describing native birds . — Lord Brougham. 
*By the mere force of native genius, and of 
delight in nature, he became, without knowing 
it, a good, a great writer. — Blackwood’s Mag- 
zine. 
