Fauna

The Natural History of the Bahamas offers the most comprehensive coverage of the terrestrial and coastal flora and fauna on the islands of the Bahamas archipelago, as well as of the region's natural history and ecology. Readers will gain an appreciation for the importance of conserving the diverse lifeforms on these special Caribbean islands. A detailed introduction to the history, geology, and climate of the islands. Beautifully illustrated, with more than seven hundred color photographs showcasing the diverse plants, fungi, and animals found on the Bahamian Archipelago.

En présentant les bases d'un règlement pour la protection Des Oiseaux insectivores, la commission de 1871 indiqua au ministre la nécessite d'appeler l'attention des populations sur l'utilité de certains animaux, et notamment sur ceux que la routine et les préjugés confondent avec les êtres nuisibles à l'agriculture ou à la sylviculture, alors que leur mission est, au contraire, de leur venir puissamment en aide.

Gruvel espère regrouper dans cette publication, sinon tous, du moins une bonne partie, des travaux en langue française sur la faune de leurs possessions lointaines, travaux fatalement dispersés aujourd'hui dans des publications très diverses, souvent peu connues et difficiles à consulter.

This publication contains many articles by different authors in either French or English about the British Isles. This includes articles about the fauna.

The object of the writer of the present work has been twofold ; first, to lay before the Naturalist a complete view of the organization and physiological relations of every class of living beings ; and secondly, to offer to the Anatomical Student a succinct account of the structure and development of the vital organs through all modifications that they present in the long series of the animal creation.