The Zoology of the Voyage of H.m.s. Beagle : Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.n., during the Years 1832 to 1836 (Cambridge Library Collection: / Darwin, Charles (EDT)/ Gould, John (EDT)

The Zoology of the Voyage of H.m.s. Beagle : Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.n., during the Years 1832 to 1836 (Cambridge Library Collection: 〈1〉

Darwin, Charles (EDT)/ Gould, John (EDT)

Cambridge Univ Pr（2020/07発売）

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製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 246 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9781108068185
DDC分類 576

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Published in five parts between 1839 and 1843, and reissued here in three volumes, this work showcases the zoological specimens and fossils collected during Charles Darwin's momentous voyage of discovery. Acting as the overall editor, Darwin (1809-82) enlisted a group of naturalists to assist with the task of identifying and describing the species. Each man contributed a particular section according to his expertise. Volume 2 comprises Part 3 (1841), in which the ornithologist John Gould (1804-81) describes the birds that Darwin collected. Gould's work benefited from remarks and corrections by George R. Gray (1808-72), who was responsible for the British Museum's bird collection. The fifty beautiful illustrations, based on sketches by Gould, are presented here in full colour. Most notable are the plates of the birds that later became known as 'Darwin's finches', as these Galapagos species lent support to his theory of evolution.

Advertisement; 1. Vulturidae; 2. Falconidae; 3. Strigidae; 4. Hirundinidae; 5. Halcyonidae; 6. Muscicapidae; 7. Serpophaga; 8. Agriornis; 9. Laniadae; 10. Turdidae; 11. Eremobius; 12. Limnornis; 13. Dendrodramus; 14. Sylviadae; 15. Fringillidae; 16. Trochilidae; 17. Scansores; 18. Gyratones; 19. Cursores; 20. Grallatores; Appendix; Index.