Florent Prévost (1794 – 1 February 1870) was a French naturalist and illustrator. Prévost was assistant naturalist at the

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. He was the author of various zoological works, including ''Les Pigeons par Madame Knip'' (1843) and, with C. L. Lemaire, ''Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d'Europe'' (1845). He did illustrative work in books by

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(1778–1858),

Charles Lucien Bonaparte Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), was a French naturalist and ornithologist. Lucien and his wife had twelve children, including Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte. Life and career ...

(1803–1857) and

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(1707–1788). He worked on the birds from the voyage of ''La Venus'' with

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, and on the birds and mammals brought back from the French expedition to

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between 1839 and 1843. Prevost's ground sparrow (''Melozone biarcuatum''),

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(''Callosciurus prevostii''), and Gerard's water snake (''Gerarda prevostiana'') are named after him.

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*''Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus pendant les années 1836-1839'' (with

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and others)

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: Gide, 1840-1864 - Travel around the world on the frigate ''Venus'' during the years 1836 to 1839. *''Voyage en Abyssinie exécuté pendant les années 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843'' (with Antoine-Alphonse Guichenot and others) Paris : A. Bertrand, 184X - Voyage to Abyssinia performed during the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843. *''Histoire naturelle des oiseaux exotiques'' (with H L Pauquet and C L Lemaire) Paris : F. Savy, (1864) - Natural history of exotic birds. *''Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Europe: passereaux'' (with C L Lemaire) Paris : F. Savy, (1876) - Natural history of the birds of Europe.IDREF.fr
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