Lesson 17 Flashcards
1
Q
Why is Audubon considered the most influential ornithologist
A
He created, “Birds of America,” a book of 435 life-size watercolors of North American birds.
2
Q
Why did Audubon have to shoot the birds he drew?
A
He had to shoo the bird in order to look at the bird long enough to draw it.
3
Q
What was one mistake that Audubon made in identifying and drawing birds?
A
Audubon sometimes identified female or immature birds as different species from males.
4
Q
Who was Harriet Hemenway?
A
She was a woman who lived in the 1800s who boycotted feathered hats and fought to keep birds from becoming endangered or extinct by forming the first Audubon Society.
