He published works on herpetology, ornithology, entomology and chemistry. He taught zoology, ornithology, comparative vertebrate anatomy, and other courses during his long tenure there. Iquitos is home to numerous research projects on ecology related to ornithology and herpetology. His lectures ranged through myth, ornithology, geology, nature-study and literature. Aside from his own work in ornithology, he wrote on anthropology evolution glaciology and economics. Audubon's influence on ornithology and natural history was far reaching. He also had a great interest in ornithology and wildlife in general. An additional gift created a new facility for the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Early biographers largely lionized him as a grand elder statesman of espionage and ornithology. This division had started in 1885 as an economic ornithology unit of the Agriculture Department. During the lifetime of Hume, Blyth was considered the father of Indian ornithology. Another early example of crowdsourcing occurred in the field of ornithology. Ali was also interested in the historical aspects of ornithology in India. A grand-nephew Shahid Ali also took an interest in ornithology. The sudden spurt in ornithology was also due in part to colonialism.