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    Letter from John James Audubon to Robert Havell, July 21, 1839

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    Letter from John James Audubon to William G. Bakewell, February 20, 1831

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    Letter from John James Audubon to Edward Harris, January 21, 1834

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    Com o diabo no corpo: os terrĂ­veis papagaios do Brasil colĂŽnia

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    Desde a Antiguidade, papagaios, periquitos e afins (Psittacidae) fascinaram os europeus por seu vivo colorido e uma notĂĄvel capacidade de interação com seres humanos. A descoberta do Novo Mundo nada faria alĂ©m de acrescentar novos elementos ao trĂĄfico de animais exĂłticos hĂĄ muito estabelecido pelos europeus com a África e o Oriente. Sem possuir grandes mamĂ­feros, a AmĂ©rica tropical participaria desse comĂ©rcio com o que tinha de mais atrativo, essencialmente felinos, primatas e aves - em particular os papagaios, os quais eram embarcados em bom nĂșmero. Contudo, a julgar pelos documentos do Brasil colĂŽnia, esses volĂĄteis podiam inspirar muito pouca simpatia, pois nenhum outro animal - exceto as formigas - foi tantas vezes mencionado como praga para a agricultura. AlĂ©m disso, alguns psitĂĄcidas mostravam-se tĂŁo loquazes que inspiravam a sĂ©ria desconfiança de serem animais demonĂ­acos ou possessos, pois sĂł trĂȘs classes de entidades - anjos, homens e demĂŽnios - possuĂ­am o dom da palavra. Nos dias de hoje, vĂĄrios representantes dos Psittacidae ainda constituem uma ameaça para a agricultura, enquanto os indivĂ­duos muito faladores continuam despertando a suspeita de estarem possuĂ­dos pelo demĂŽnio. Transcendendo a mera curiosidade, essa crença exemplifica o quĂŁo intrincadas podem ser as relaçÔes do homem com o chamado “mundo natural”, revelando um universo mais amplo e multifacetado do que se poderia supor a princĂ­pio. Nesse sentido, a existĂȘncia de aves capazes de falar torna essa relação ainda mais complexa e evidencia que as dificuldades de estabelecer o limite entre o animal e o humano se estendem alĂ©m dos primatas e envolvem as mais inusitadas espĂ©cies zoolĂłgicas.Since ancient times, parrots and their allies (Psittacidae) have fascinated Europeans by their striking colors and notable ability to interact with human beings. The discovery of the New World added new species to the international exotic animal trade, which for many centuries had brought beasts to Europe from Africa and the Orient. Lacking large mammals, tropical America participated in this trade with its most appealing species, essentially felines, primates and birds - especially parrots - which were shipped in large numbers. It should be noted, however, that at times these birds were not well liked. In fact, according to documents from colonial Brazil, only the ants rank higher than parrots as the animals most often mentioned as agricultural pests. On the other hand, some of these birds were so chatty that people suspected them to be demonic or possessed animals, since only three classes of beings - angels, men and demons - have the ability to speak. Nowadays, several Psittacidae still constitute a threat to agriculture, and the suspicion that extremely talkative birds were demon possessed has also survived. More than a joke or a mere curiosity, this belief exemplifies how intricate man’s relationships with the “natural world” may be. In this sense, the existence of birds that are able to speak adds a further twist to these relationships, demonstrating that the problem of establishing a boundary between the animal and the human does not only involve primates, but also includes some unusual zoological species

    Un bal populaire Ă  la baie Saint-Georges (1833)

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    Nous revenions du Labrador, cette contrĂ©e d’un aspect si saisissant et si sauvage, et notre vaisseau le Ripley rangeait de prĂšs la cĂŽte nord de Terre-Neuve. L’air Ă©tait doux, le ciel clair ; mes jeunes compagnons s’amusaient sur le pont au son de divers instruments, et moi je contemplais la scĂšne pittoresque qui se dĂ©roulait le long de ces rivages hardis et souvent d’une magnifique grandeur. Des portions de ces terres reculĂ©es apparaissaient couvertes d’une vĂ©gĂ©tation luxuriante et de beaucou..

    The birds of America

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    Unpublished Letters of Introduction Carried by John James Audubon on His Missouri River Expedition

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    Volume: 25Start Page: 170End Page: 17

    American White Pelican

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    Date of Report: July 2002 Lived 1785-1851, West Indian/American Illustrator http://www.audubon.org/nas/jja.html ; www.jjaudubon.co
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