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DESCRIPTION: Two of the three-part series published in 1903 and 1904. Stapled books in their original paper wrappers. Part II, pages iv, 219-413, and Part III iv, 414-733 plus index xxiii. ----- CONDITION: Part II: Front and back paper covers have become separated and some loss to the paper on the spine. Part III: Back paper cover is detached, and loss to the paper on the spine. Paper covers on both volumes are brittle, with small chips and tears Toning to both texts. Pages are clear and unmarked. Tight text blocks. Stamp of a previous owner on the front covers and cover pages of both volumes. ----- ABOUT THIS TITLE: The Catalogue of Canadian Birds serves as a valuable resource for ornithologists, researchers, and bird enthusiasts, offering comprehensive information about Canada s diverse bird species. --- The catalogue is organized into three parts, parts II and III are presented here: Part 1: Covers water birds, gallinaceous birds, and pigeons. Published in 1900 (not included here). Part 2: Focuses on birds of prey, woodpeckers, fly-catchers, crows, jays, and blackbirds. Published in 1903. Part 3: Discusses sparrows, swallows, vireos, warblers, wrens, titmice, and thrushes. Published in 1904 ----- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John Macoun (1831 1920) was the primary author of this work. James Melville Macoun (1862 1920), his son, also contributed to the catalogue. Macoun was born in Magheralin, County Down, Ireland in 1831. In 1850, the worsening economic situation in Ireland led his family to emigrate to Canada, where he settled in Seymour Township, Ontario and began farming. Unsatisfied as a farmer, he became a school teacher in 1856. It was during this time that he developed a nearly obsessive interest in botany. Although his formal education was slight, his knowledge and dedication to field work became sufficiently advanced that he gained the notice and respect of several professional botanists. By 1860 he was teaching school in Belleville, and had established correspondence with botanists such as Asa Gray, Sir William Jackson Hooker, George Lawson, and Louis-Ovide Brunet. This allowed him in 1868 to secure a faculty position as a Professor of Botany and Geology at Albert College in Belleville. --- In 1872, Macoun had a chance meeting with Sanford Fleming, then chief engineer for the proposed Canadian Pacific Railway. Fleming recruited Macoun to participate in his expedition to the Pacific of 1872, and between 1872 and 1881, Macoun participated in five separate surveying expeditions in the Northwest. Aside from determining the best route for the railway, a major purpose of these expeditions was to determine the agricultural potential of various regions of the west. --- Macoun's reports from west attracted the notice of Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn, director of the Geological Survey of Canada, and in 1879, the Government of Canada took the unusual step of officially appointing him "Explorer of the Northwest territories". In 1881, after the mission of the GSC had been expanded to include natural history, he moved his family to Ottawa and joined the GSC as "Botanist to the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada". He remained with the GSC for 31 years and became an Assistant Director in 1887. In 1882 he became one of the charter members of the Royal Society of Canada. (Source: Wikipedia). Seller Inventory # b-REF-JMACO-01
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