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of the United States (including Texas, California, and Oregon), part of Mexico, the British and 
Russian Possessions, and Arctic Regions of the American Continent. 
When a copy of the “ Birds of America ” was received by the Royal Academy of Sciences of 
Paris, Baron Cuvier, to whom it was referred, said, in his Report, “ it can be described only by 
calling it the most magnificent monument Art has ever raised to Ornithology-” 
John James Audubon was born of French parents near New Orleans, in 1780. At a very early 
age he was sent to France, and educated in Art and Science under the best masters, among whom 
was David. The love of birds, which has been the passion of his life, manifested itself in infancy, 
and when he returned from France, he betook himself to his native woods, and began a collection 
of drawings, which made the germ of the “ Birds of America.” In 1824, Lucien Buonaparte 
proposed to buy his drawings; he resolved however to publish them himself, and as it could not 
be done in America, went to England. The drawings were first exhibited at Edinburgh, and en¬ 
couraged by men like Herschel, Cuvier, Humboldt, and Scott, Worcester, Wilson, and Jeffery, for 
companions, he began the publication of his magnificent work. It was completed in London in 
14 years, and his fame was established. 175 Subscribers, at 1000 dollars each, most of them ob¬ 
tained by himself in person,'and 80 of whom were his own countrymen, remunerated his vast un¬ 
dertaking. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London, published a Synopsis of his 
great work at Edinburgh, and finally, in 1839, returned home, bringing with him all his original 
drawings. He republished the work in New York, in royal 8vo, and, with Dr. Bachman, the 
eminent Zoologist, began another work, “ The Quadrupeds of North America,” which was com¬ 
pleted in 1849. In speaking of these works, particularly the last, mention should be made of his 
two sons, whose accomplishments in Arts and Science have been so useful to their father. Audu¬ 
bon died Jan. 27, 1851. 
Baird and Girard. —Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum 
of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I. Serpents. By S. F. Baird and C. 
Girard. 8vo, pp. 172. Washington, 1858. 5s. 
Baird. —On the Serpents of New York; with a notice of a Species not 
hitherto included in the Fauna of the State, by Spencer F. Baird. With 2 
Plates. 8vo, pp. 30. Albany, 1854. sewed. 2s. 6d. 
Barton. —A Memoir concerning the Fascinating Faculty which has been 
ascribed to the Battle-Snake and other American Serpents, by Benjamin 
Smith Barton. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1796. 
Barton. —Supplement to a Memoir concerning the Fascinating Faculty which 
has been ascribed to the Rattle-Snake; in a letter to Prof. Zimmermann, 
by B.-S. Barton. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1800. 
Barton —Facts, Observations, and Conjectures relative to the Generation of 
the Opossum of North America, in a letter to Mr. Roume, of Paris, by B. S. 
Barton. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1806. 
Barton.— Notices on Siren Lacertina, and of another Species of the same 
Genus, by Benjamin Smith Barton. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1808. 
Barton. —Some Account of the Siren Lacertina, and other Species of the same 
Genus of Amphibious Animals, by B. S. Barton. 8vo. Philadelphia, 
(1808) 1812. 
Barton. —A Memoir concerning an Animal of the Class of Reptilia or 
Amphibia, which is known in the United States by the names of Alligator 
and Hellbender, by B. S. Barton. With 1 Plate. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1812. 
Barton. —Additional Facts, Observations, and Conjectures relative to the 
Generation of the Opossum of North America, by B., S. Barton. 8vo. 
Philadelphia, 1813. 
Barton. —Memoir concerning the Fascinating Faculty which has been ascribed 
to various Species of Serpents, by B. S. Barton. 4to. Philadelphia, 1814. 
Barton. —Some Account of the Siren Lacertina, and other Species of the 
same Genus of Amphibious Animals. In a letter from Professor Barton, of 
Philadelphia, to Mr. J. G. Schneider, of Saxony. Plates. 8vo. Phila¬ 
delphia, 1821: 
Bonaparte. —Ornithology of North America, by Charles Lucien Bona¬ 
parte. (From the Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, 
Yol. II, Nos. 1, 2, 3). 8vo. New York, 1826. 
Bonaparte.— Observations on the Nomenclature of Wilson’s Ornithology, by 
Charles Lucien Bonaparte. 8vo, pp. 250. Philadelphia, 1826. 
Bonaparte. —-American Ornithology; or, the Natural History of Birds 
inhabiting the United’ States, not given by Wilson: with Figures drawn, 
engraved, and coloured, from Nature, by Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Yolume 
I. pp. viii. and 106, and 22 coloured' Plates, imp: 4to. 1825. Yolume 
