▁con gress es , ▁and ▁lect ured ▁and ▁wrote ▁extens ively ▁on ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁orn ith ology ▁and ▁other ▁branches ▁of ▁natural ▁history . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁Bon ap arte ▁published ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁animals ▁of ▁Italy , ▁Icon ografia ▁della ▁Fa una ▁Ital ica . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁published ▁Spec chio ▁Compar ativo ▁delle ▁Or n ith ologie ▁di ▁Roma ▁e ▁di ▁Fil ad elf ia ▁( P isa , ▁ 1 8 2 7 ), ▁present ing ▁a ▁comparison ▁between ▁birds ▁of ▁the ▁latitude ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Italian ▁species . ▁He ▁created ▁the ▁genus ▁Z ena ida , ▁after ▁his ▁wife , ▁for ▁the ▁m our ning ▁dove ▁and ▁its ▁relatives . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Anti qu arian ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁Prince ▁of ▁Can ino ▁and ▁Mus ign ano ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁and ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁politics , ▁particularly ▁the ▁anti - A ust rian ▁party ▁which ▁he ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁He ▁did ▁not , ▁however , ▁lose ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁favour ite ▁studies ▁for ▁he ▁organized ▁and ▁pres ided ▁over ▁several ▁scientific ▁con gress es ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Assembly ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic . ▁According ▁to ▁Jas per ▁R id