Review

fatbirder

"Chansigaud’s All about Birds, A Short Illustrated History of Ornithology may not be as wildly popular as Peterson’s field guides, but for the serious birder it is a very enjoyable read for those rainy days when getting out into the field isn’t an option."

"Chansigaud’s All about Birds is an eye-opener and a page turner."

Brad Sylvester
Manchester Bird Watching Examiner

birdfreak
"All About Birds provides a great reference to the wonderful history of ornithology and the great discoveries have ultimately built the foundation of today’s modern birder. Birders can learn a lot from this book: where we came from and how we can become a part of ornithological history."

towheeblog
"This is an excellent book for any birder or bird lover who’s curious about how human knowledge and interest in birds has evolved."
"I teach classes on birds and ornithology occasionally and this book will be a wonderful reference.  It contains the most thorough timeline for ornithology that I’ve ever seen.  It covers twenty pages, running from Aristotle’s treatise on animals in 340 BC to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds attracting its one millionth member in 2002. Thank you, Ms Chansigaud."

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Colorful, musical, graceful, easily observed – birds have always fascinated amateur and professional naturalists alike. This richly illustrated book tells the fascinating story of ornithology from ancient times to the present. Filled throughout with paintings, drawings, photographs, and diagrams, many of them in brilliant color, All about Birds is a fast-paced chronological account of the personalities and milestones that have shaped this most popular of sciences – from Aristotle, Audubon, and Darwin to Peterson and Sibley. Thgese key figures and events are alo documented in a unique twenty-page illustrated color timeline at the end of the book. Brief individual chapters cover antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the seventeenth through twentieth centuries. With ist beautiful design and illustrations, and its concise and informative text, this lively book will delight anyone who loves birds.

Parution : février 2010
ISBN : 978-0-691-14519-8
Éditeur : Princeton University Press

"This is the deepest and most thorough history of ornithology that I have seen.
The mixture of history, biographical sketches, period illustrations, and science give it a broad appeal, and the writing is quite engaging. An important feature of the book is its coverage of European ornithology, which nicely complements books on the history of American ornithology and birding. The book's timeline is especially valuable."
Frank Gill, former president of the American Ornithologist's Union