9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁used ▁his ▁ ▁personal ▁estate , ▁known ▁as ▁Jung le ▁Gard ens , ▁to ▁propag ate ▁both ▁Louisiana - native ▁and ▁imported ▁plant ▁vari eties , ▁including ▁az ale as , ▁ir ises , ▁cam elli as , ▁pap yrus , ▁and ▁b am bo o . ▁He ▁wrote ▁numerous ▁academic ▁articles , ▁mainly ▁about ▁birds ▁and ▁re pt iles , ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁publication ▁in ▁English ▁of ▁two ▁European ▁botan ical ▁treat ises , ▁and ▁edited ▁Charles ▁L . ▁Jordan ' s ▁un fin ished ▁manuscript ▁The ▁Wild ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Its ▁Hun ting ▁( a ▁book ▁often ▁mistaken ly ▁attributed ▁to ▁Mc Il hen ny ). ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁equality ▁of ▁women ▁but ▁suggested ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁evolution ary ▁hand ic aps ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁way . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁books ▁about ▁all ig ators ▁( in ▁which ▁he ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁shot ▁the ▁longest ▁American ▁all ig ator ▁ 1 9 ▁feet ▁long ), ▁e gre ts , ▁and ▁African - American ▁g ospel ▁music , ▁including : ▁▁ ▁Be fo ' ▁De ▁War ▁Spirit uals : ▁W ords ▁and ▁Mel od ies ▁( 1 9 3 3 ). ▁ ▁Bird ▁City ▁( 1 9 3 4 ). ▁ ▁The ▁All ig ator ' s ▁Life ▁History ▁( 1 9 3 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Aut obi ography ▁of ▁an ▁Eg ret ▁( 1 9 4 0 ). ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁died ▁in ▁ 1