The Elements of Ornithology
William Ruschenberger
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1845 presents an introduction to ornithology. The information, albeit not current, is still interesting and of use as a general overview of bird biology and classification. The author was a surgeon in the U.S. Navy and president of the Academy of Natural Sciences. (Summary by A. Gramour) (5 hr 6 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 4:09 | Read by April Gonzales |
| Lesson One. Overview of Birds. | 31:29 | Read by Robert J. Eckrich |
| Lesson Two. Eggs. | 14:19 | Read by Garth Burton |
| Lesson Three. Birds of Prey. | 30:30 | Read by ToddHW |
| Lesson Four. Orioles, Swallows, Crows, etc.. | 51:12 | Read by Garth Burton |
| Lesson Five. Humming Birds, Parrots, etc... | 20:11 | Read by Robert J. Eckrich |
| Lesson Six. Peacocks, Pigeons, etc.. | 24:38 | Read by rookieblue |
| Lesson Seven. Ostrich, Cranes, Flamingos, etc.. | 36:05 | Read by Kajo |
| Lesson Eight. Penguins, Gulls,Ducks, etc.., | 27:15 | Read by Mich_elle |
| Glossary A-E | 22:21 | Read by Mich_elle |
| Glossary F-O | 23:10 | Read by Mich_elle |
| Glossary P-Z | 21:28 | Read by Kajo |