A Dictionary of Birds, 1–2. osaA. and C. Black, 1896 - 1212 pages |
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... seems to have given fuller descriptions of the animals he knew , can be hardly now entertained . A Latin translation by Gaza of Aristotle's existing zoological work was printed at Venice in 1503. Another version , by Scaliger , was ...
... seems to have given fuller descriptions of the animals he knew , can be hardly now entertained . A Latin translation by Gaza of Aristotle's existing zoological work was printed at Venice in 1503. Another version , by Scaliger , was ...
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... seems to have gradually become the master ; but dying before the promise of his life was fulfilled , his writings were given to the world by his friend Ray , who , adding to them from his own stores , published the Ornithologia in Latin ...
... seems to have gradually become the master ; but dying before the promise of his life was fulfilled , his writings were given to the world by his friend Ray , who , adding to them from his own stores , published the Ornithologia in Latin ...
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... seems to have been ignorant of Ornithology , and his coloured plates are greatly inferior to Catesby's . Far better both as draughtsman and as authority was George Edwards , who in 1743 began , under almost the same title as Albin , a ...
... seems to have been ignorant of Ornithology , and his coloured plates are greatly inferior to Catesby's . Far better both as draughtsman and as authority was George Edwards , who in 1743 began , under almost the same title as Albin , a ...
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... seems to have provoked competition , and in 1765 , at the instigation of Buffon , the younger D'Aubenton began the publication known as the Planches Enluminéez d'histoire naturelle , which appearing in forty - two parts was not ...
... seems to have provoked competition , and in 1765 , at the instigation of Buffon , the younger D'Aubenton began the publication known as the Planches Enluminéez d'histoire naturelle , which appearing in forty - two parts was not ...
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... seems to have been an excellent judge of the characters afforded by the bill and limbs , and the use he made of them , coupled with the extraordinary reputation he acquired on other grounds , procured for his system the adhesion for ...
... seems to have been an excellent judge of the characters afforded by the bill and limbs , and the use he made of them , coupled with the extraordinary reputation he acquired on other grounds , procured for his system the adhesion for ...
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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