Coues led great expansions of the knowledge of North American bird life, helped found the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883, edited approximately 15 volumes of journals, memoirs, and diaries by famous Western explorers and fur traders.
Coues led. Great expansions of the knowledge of North American bird life edited approximately 15 volumes of journals, memoirs, and diaries by famous Western explorers and fur traders. Great expansions of the knowledge of North American bird life were helped found the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883.