A Concise History of Ornithology

This informative and entertaining history vividly describes the ornithologists who have been most influential in their field and the discoveries they have made. Full of the most interesting facts [about ] . . . the progress of ornithology from a study of the fantastical through to the science of today. . . .Well worth buyingand . . . a storehouse of great value. -- Fat Birder [A book] that birdwatchers and naturalists will find absorbing. --Booklist Interesting and informative reading. --Charles E. Keller, Indiana Audubon Quarterly This exhilarating account . . . is a most enjoyable and important work. --Jon Ahlquist, coauthor of Phylogeny and Classification of Birds of the World