A Dictionary of Birds, 1–2. osaA. and C. Black, 1896 - 1212 pages |
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... natural - historians who followed , though Coiter introduced a table , " De differentiis Auium , ” furnishing a key to a rough classification of such Birds as were known to him , and this , as nearly the first attempt of the kind ...
... natural - historians who followed , though Coiter introduced a table , " De differentiis Auium , ” furnishing a key to a rough classification of such Birds as were known to him , and this , as nearly the first attempt of the kind ...
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... natural products of both the Indies — whether the result of their own observation or compilation - together with those of Olina and Worm , produced a marked effect , since they led up to what may be deemed the foundation of scientific ...
... natural products of both the Indies — whether the result of their own observation or compilation - together with those of Olina and Worm , produced a marked effect , since they led up to what may be deemed the foundation of scientific ...
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... Natural History , and his example of precision in language was producing excellent effect on scientific writers , several other authors were advancing the study of Ornithology in a very different way — a way that pleased the eye even ...
... Natural History , and his example of precision in language was producing excellent effect on scientific writers , several other authors were advancing the study of Ornithology in a very different way — a way that pleased the eye even ...
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... Natural History of Birds in three volumes of more modest dimensions , seeing that it is in quarto ; but he seems to have been ignorant of Ornithology , and his coloured plates are greatly inferior to Catesby's . Far better both as ...
... Natural History of Birds in three volumes of more modest dimensions , seeing that it is in quarto ; but he seems to have been ignorant of Ornithology , and his coloured plates are greatly inferior to Catesby's . Far better both as ...
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... Natural History of Animals . After the death of the two anatomists just named , another series of similar descriptions of eight other species was found among their papers , and the whole were published in the Mémoires of the French ...
... Natural History of Animals . After the death of the two anatomists just named , another series of similar descriptions of eight other species was found among their papers , and the whole were published in the Mémoires of the French ...
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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