JOHN T. BATTALIO is Assistant Professor at Boise State University where he teaches in the Technical Communication Program. His recently published book, The Rhetoric of Science in the Evolution of American Ornithological Discourse (Ablex, 1998), analyzes the impact of language and rhetoric in the professionalization of science.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionRECENT STUDIES RELEVANT TO AN ANALYSIS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL DISCOURSEStudies Within Specific Scientific DisciplinesRhetoric of ScienceProfessionalization of ScienceLinguistic StudiesDiscourse StudiesTHE EMERGENCE OF AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL DISCOURSE: 1600 TO 1900Craft LiteratureFrom Reading to Writing: Bird ListingNatural History for Its Own SakeHints of Experimental Science: The Emergence of SystematicsBeginnings of Professionalism in American OrnithologyThe Influence of British OrnithologyThe Birth of an American Ornithologists' UnionDISCOURSE MODELS FOR NATURAL HISTORY AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCEDeveloping the Discourse ModelsNatural History Discourse ModelExperimental Science Discourse ModelA Schema for Ornithological DiscourseDIACHRONIC CHANGES: THE DISCOURSE OF TRANSITIONThe Persistence of Natural History Discourse in American OrnithologyThe Discourse Schema RefinedDiscourse of Transition: From Amateur to Professional WritingRefining the Discourse Models: An Analysis of Discourse in PracticeA HUNDRED YEARS OF AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL DISCOURSEHistorical Change in American Ornithological DiscourseLinguistic Analysis of Ornithological DiscourseQuestions for Further StudySCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGYA Closer Look at the Four Periods of Ornithological DiscourseRefining the Discourse ModelsOrnithology and Scientific DiscourseConclusionAppendicesNotesReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index