Wallace, A. R., noted English naturalist and traveller, born 1822. Was educated as a land surveyor, but turned his attention exclusively to natural history. He explored the valleys of the Amazon and Rio Negro, travelled in the Malay Archipelago and Papua. He and Darwin both announced together the theory of natural selection. He wrote “Travels on the Amazon,” “Palm Trees of the Amazon,” “The Malay Archipelago,” “Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection,” “Geographical Distribution of Animals,” “Tropical Nature,” “Island Life,” etc.
Wilson, A., English physiologist, lecturer, and journalist, born 1852. Educated Edinburgh University and Medical School. Has written much on popular physiology in the newspapers and magazines. Is the author of “Studies on Life,” “Leisure Time Studies,” “Science Stories,” “Chapters on Evolution,” “Leaves from a Naturalist’s Note Book,” “Wild Animals,” “Elements of Zoölogy,” etc.
NATURAL HISTORY
SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS
Days Out of Doors Charles C. Abbott First Lessons in Zoölogy Elizabeth C. Agassiz Birds of America John J. Audubon My Land and Water Friends M. E. Bamford Locusts and Wild Honey [John Burroughs] Woodlands Mordecai C. Cook A Year Among the Birds Wilson Flagg The Out Door World W. Furneaux The Great World’s Farm Selina Gaye Monsters of the Sea
Chips from the Earth’s Crust J. Gibson Sharp Eyes William H. Gibson Practical Forestry John Gifford Along the Florida Reefs Charles F. Holder About Pebbles Alpheus Hyatt Country Cousins Ernest Ingersoll History of a Mouthful of Bread Jean Macé Under Foot L. D. Nicholls Underground Treasures James Orton Among the Night People C. D. Pierson Ethics of the Dust John Ruskin The Sea Children Walter Russell Aspects of the Earth Nathaniel S. Shaler The Vacation Club Ada J. Todd The Complete Angler Izaak Walton Half Hours in Field and Forest
Half Hours with a Naturalist J. G. Wood
