A Dictionary of Birds, 1–2. osaA. and C. Black, 1896 - 1212 pages |
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Page 52
... Family previously termed Cursores by De Blainville ; but L'Herminier was able to distinguish no fewer than thirty - four Families of " Oiseaux Normaux , " and the judgment with which their separation and definition were effected must be ...
... Family previously termed Cursores by De Blainville ; but L'Herminier was able to distinguish no fewer than thirty - four Families of " Oiseaux Normaux , " and the judgment with which their separation and definition were effected must be ...
Page 53
... Families adopted is of course open to much criticism ; but that would be wasted upon it at the present day ; and the cautious naturalist will remember that it is generally difficult and in most cases absolutely impossible to deploy even ...
... Families adopted is of course open to much criticism ; but that would be wasted upon it at the present day ; and the cautious naturalist will remember that it is generally difficult and in most cases absolutely impossible to deploy even ...
Page 54
... Families of L'Herminier , the numbers applied by the latter to his Families are suffixed in square brackets to the names of the former ; and , disregarding the order of sequence , which is here immaterial , the essential correspondence ...
... Families of L'Herminier , the numbers applied by the latter to his Families are suffixed in square brackets to the names of the former ; and , disregarding the order of sequence , which is here immaterial , the essential correspondence ...
Page 66
... Family TYRANT - BIRDS , but then included , with many others , according to the vague and rudimentary notions of classification of the time , in what was termed the Family Muscicapinæ . " In all these species he found the vocal organs ...
... Family TYRANT - BIRDS , but then included , with many others , according to the vague and rudimentary notions of classification of the time , in what was termed the Family Muscicapinæ . " In all these species he found the vocal organs ...
Page 67
... family " described in Audubon's work . Mac- gillivray did not , however , assign to this essential difference any ... Families . Looking on Müller's labours as we now can , we see that such errors as he committed are chiefly due to his ...
... family " described in Audubon's work . Mac- gillivray did not , however , assign to this essential difference any ... Families . Looking on Müller's labours as we now can , we see that such errors as he committed are chiefly due to his ...
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Accipitres affinity Africa allantois allied animals appearance Australia authors belonging bill Birds-of-Prey bones breed British cæca called characters chiefly classification coast colour common commonly Coraciida Corvida Cotingida Cuckow Cuculida described distinct doubt eggs embryo England English Europe examples exist Family Fauna feathers flight former genera genus given groups of Birds habits Hist Ibis India inhabits Islands Journ known Larida latter less Limicolæ Linnæus Madagascar male membrane mentioned muscles Museum natural naturalists Nearctic nearly Neotropical nest North America northern observed Oiseaux original ornithologists Palearctic Passeres Passerine peculiar perhaps plumage portion possess present Proc Prof published Ratitæ Ratite Red Grouse regarded Region remarkable remiges resemblance seems shew shewn South species specimens sternum structure Subregion Swainson systematists tail Temminck tion TITMOUSE Trans vertebral whole wholly wings writers young Zool Zoological zoologists