John Bachman (1790–1874) was co-author with John James Audubon of The viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1842–1848). His other major books were The doctrine of the unity of the human race examined on the principles of science (1850) and A defense of Luther and the Reformation (1853). He wrote approximately 70 articles on topics ranging from religion to natural history including scientifi c methodology, wild plants, variation in domesticated plants and animals, hybrids, agriculture, bird migration and animal markings.
The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American BirdsP. R. Ehrlich, D. S. Dobkin and D. Wheye Simon and Schuster, London and New York, 1989, 785 pp., $15.95