The Birds Of Long Island (1844) (LARGE PRINT EDITION)
J. P. Giraud Jr.
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The Birds Of Long Island (1844) (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

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(LARGE PRINT EDITION) Relatively little first-hand is known of J[acob] P[ost] Giraud, Jr.'s life, other than that he lived in New York, traveled in adjoining states, had a keen interest in ornithology, was familiar with the works of earlier authorities, and sport-hunted on Long Island. He does not appear in major biographical or bibliographical references. To appreciate Giraud's work, one needs to place it into a time-frame. The Introduction to his opus is dated June 1843. Only a few significant books on American ornithology had been published by then. They included: Alexander Wilson's, 9-volu...