do these books find reference in any works?
Yes, illiam Yarrell named Bewick's swan in his honour and Bewick's son Robert engraved the bird for later editions of "British Birds". Bewick's wren also took his name.
Thomas Bewick
In 1830, William Yarrell named Bewick's swan in his honour and Bewick's son Robert engraved the bird for later editions of "British Birds". Bewick's wren also took his name.

why was thomas bewick famous? He was the an English wood-engraver and natural history author. where was he born? At Cherryburn, a house in the village of Mickley, Northumberland can you mention his major works? Engraving in  "Traveller",  "The Deserted Village", "Hermit" and "Chase". did he work on bookplates as well? Yes, they were illustrations made from engravings. you mentioned earlier that he was an author as well, could you mention any of his works regarding this? "A General History of Quadrupeds" what is this about? It deals with 260 mammals from across the world, including animals from "Adive" to "Zorilla". does he have any other books on birds? "A History of British Birds" when was it published? It was published in two volumes  "History and Description of Land Birds" in 1797 and "History and Description of Water Birds" in 1804, with a supplement in 1821.
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Thomas Bewick [SEP] Legacy
Bewick's fame, already nationwide across Britain for his "Birds", grew during the nineteenth century. In 1830, William Yarrell named Bewick's swan in his honour and Bewick's son Robert engraved the bird for later editions of "British Birds". Bewick's wren also took his name. The critic John Ruskin compared the subtlety of his drawing to that of Holbein, J. M. W. Turner, and Paolo Veronese writing that the way Bewick had engraved the feathers of his birds was "the most masterly thing ever done in woodcutting". His fame faded as illustration became more widespread and more mechanical, but twentieth-century artists such as Gwen Raverat (née Darwin) continued to admire his skill, and work by artists such as Paul Nash and Eric Ravilious has been described as reminiscent of Bewick.