Fauna Boreali-Americana; or, The Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America 4 Volume Set

Containing Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected on the Late Northern Land Expeditions under Command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N.

John Richardson (Autor)

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1886 Seiten

2012
Cambridge University Press
9781108041713 (ISBN)

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Naturalist and surgeon Sir John Richardson (1787–1865) accompanied Sir John Franklin on his first two Arctic expeditions. Richardson collected specimens during the trips and produced this four-volume natural history work on his return. The four volumes deal with mammals, birds, fish and insects.

Sir John Richardson (1787–1865), surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer, went on Sir John Franklin's first two Arctic expeditions as ship's doctor and naturalist, and made observations and collected a large number of plant and animal specimens from the Canadian Arctic. On his return to England after the second expedition he began to write this four-volume work of natural history, first published between 1829 and 1837. A volume is dedicated to each of the following classes: mammal (Volume 1); bird (Volume 2); fish (Volume 3); and insect (Volume 4) which are found in the Canadian Arctic. This work is an interesting example of pre-Darwinian natural history, full of detailed descriptions of the appearance, anatomy and behaviour of the different species.

Volume 1: Introduction; Explanation of the references to authors; Systematic list of the species; Index to the species. Volume 2: Introduction John Richardson; Introductory observations on the natural system William Swainson; Preface William Swainson; List of authors; Raptores: 1. Vulturidae; 2. Falconidae; 3. Strigidae; Insessores: Dentirostres: 1. Lanidae; 2. Merulidae; 3. Sylvidae; 4. Ampelidae; Conirostres: 1. Fringillidae; 2. Sturnidae; 3. Corvidae; 4. Curtipedes; Scansores: 1. Picidae; 2. Certhidae; Tenuirostres: 1. Trochilidae; Fissirostres: 1. Hirundinidae; 2. Caprimulgidae; 3. Halcyonidae; Rasores: 1. Tetraonidae; 2. Columbidae; 3. Grallatores; Natatores: 1. Anatidae; Appendices; Index. Volume 3: Introduction; Osseous Fishes: Acanthopterygii: 1. Percoideae; 2. Mulli; 3. Cottoideae; 4. Claenoideae; 5. Sparoideae; 6. Maenoideae; 7. Chaetodontoideae; 8. Anabasideae; 9. Scomberoideae; 10. Taenioideae; 11. Siganoideae; 12. Mugiloideae; 13. Gobioideae; 14. Batrachoideae; 15. Labroideae; 16. Fistularoideae; Malacopterygii Abdominalis: 1. Cyprinoideae; 2. Esocidae; 3. Siluroideae; 4. Salmonoideae; 5. Clupeoideae; Malacopterygii Subbrachiati: 1. Gadoideae; 2. Platessoideae; 3. Discoboli; Macacopterygii Apodes: 1. Anguilliformes; 2. Lophobranchii; 3. Plectognathi; Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondropterygii Eleutheropomi: 1. Sturionideae; Chondropterygii Trematopneontes: 1. Selachii; 2. Cyclostomata; Index. Volume 4: Introduction; Subclass Mandibulata: Order Coleoptera: 1. Adephaga; 2. Brachelytra; 3. Entaphia; 4. Necrophaga; 5. Philhydrida; 6. Lamellicornia; 7. Sternoxa; 8. Xylophaga; 9. Rhyncophora; 10. Phytophaga; 11. Aphidiphaga; 12. Heteromera; 13. Malacoderma; Order Orthoptera: 1. Saltatoria; Order Neuroptera: 1. Libellulina; 2. Perlina; Order Trichoptera: Order Hymenoptera: 1. Terebrantia; 2. Urocerata; 3. Parasita; 4. Aculeata; Subclass Haustellata: Order Hemiptera: 1. Geocorisa; 2. Hydrocorisa; Order Homoptera; Order Lepidoptera: 1. Diurna; 2. Crepuscularia; 3. Nocturna; Order Diptera: 1. Nemocera; 2. Tanystoma; 3. Athericera; Order Homaloptera; Order Aphaniptera.

Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology
Mitarbeit	Assistent: William Swainson, William Kirby
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 297 mm
Gewicht	4560 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-13	9781108041713 / 9781108041713
Zustand	Neuware