William Bartram
Environmentalist
1739-04-20
Books by William Bartram
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Quotes by William Bartram
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.
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The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to mark the distinctions of the climates he may explore, and to offer such useful observations on the different productions as may occur.
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Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes.
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Some tribes of birds will relieve and rear up the young and helpless, of their own and other tribes, when abandoned.
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Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of men, as I have constantly observed in all my travels.
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