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Naturalist at Large

by Barbour, T.

Publisher : Robert Hale
Published In : London
Illustrations : frontis, 22 b/w photos

Description:

A fascinating autobiographical memoir by Thomas Barbour(1884-1946), American herpetologist, from 1927 to 1946 he was director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. This work recalls collecting specimens in Africa,Asia,North America,South America, and Central America. In the final chapter ‘For Zoographers only’, Barbour provides details of his theories about the distribution of animal life in the West Indies.