Fauna Boreali-Americana; Or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America - 4 Volume Set

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-108-04171-3
Verlag: CAMBRIDGE

Buch, Englisch, 1886 Seiten, Format (B × H): 211 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 4604 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection -

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richardson, John

Weitere Mitwirkende

Swainson, William

Kirby, William

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.