ornithology

• The pioneer in American ornithology was Alexander Wilson, a Scotch weaver and poet, who emigrated to this country in 1794, and began the publication of his great work upon our birds in 1808. —  John James Audubon
• During his residence in Louisville, Alexander Wilson, his great rival in American ornithology, called upon him. —  John James Audubon
• In ornithology, in conchology, and especially in botany, geology and mineralogy, American mind has proved itself eminently fitted for the highest tasks. —  Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers
• The word Geier (taken from the German language) does not have a precise meaning in ornithology, and it is occasionally used to refer to a vulture in English, as in some poetry. —  The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
• I am told that when Colonel Roosevelt was last in England Sir Edward Grey took him for a long walk in the New Forest to instruct him in English ornithology. —  Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914

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