new england
Lotus
Baby Bird-Finder
The title may be misleading: these volumes are not how to find baby birds, but rather they are adorable pocket-sized volumes to be used for identifying bird species in New England and other Northeastern states. Volume I covers song birds, such as flycatchers, larks and sparrows; volume II includes water and game birds, hawks, and owls. The illustrations in Volume I are outline sketches but by the time Volume II was published the author was able to use photographs. Blank pages were included in the books so bird watchers could record their own observations.
Reports on the Crab and Lobster Fisheries of England and Wales...of Scotland and of Ireland
Written by Francis Trevelyan Buckland (1826 – 1880) and Sir Spencer Walpole KCB (1839 – 1907) in 1877, Report on the Crab and Lobster Fisheries of England and Wales, of Scotland, and of Ireland serves as an excellent historical survey of individuals who made their living catching both lobsters and crabs in waters around the United Kingdom.
Natural History of the American Lobster
Francis Hobart Herrick (1858-194) was a professor of biology, illustrator, and author who focused his research on shellfish and wild birds. However, Herrick’s primary passion centered on the lobster. Rich in illustrations and charts, Natural History of the American Lobster (1911) examines topics such as the natural history and development of the lobster along with its habits, natural enemies, anatomy, and physiology.
