Florent Prévost (1794 – 1 February 1870) was a French

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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),

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(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 Prevost's ground sparrow (''Melozone biarcuata''), also known as the white-faced ground sparrow, is an American sparrow. Etymology Its English name commemorates French naturalist Florent Prévost. Distribution and habitat This bird breeds at ...

(''Melozone biarcuatum''),

Prevost's squirrel Prevost's squirrel or Asian tri-coloured squirrel (''Callosciurus prevostii'') is a colourful species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and nearby smaller islands, with an int ...

(''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) -

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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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