A Dictionary of Birds, 1. osaA. and C. Black, 1899 - 1212 pages |
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... important are those furnished by my fellow - worker Dr. GADOW , which bring the anatomical portion to a level hitherto un- attained , I believe , in any book that has appeared . For other contributions of not less value in their ...
... important are those furnished by my fellow - worker Dr. GADOW , which bring the anatomical portion to a level hitherto un- attained , I believe , in any book that has appeared . For other contributions of not less value in their ...
Page vii
... important , to have no more claim to recognition than had that known as ODONTORNITHES . The articles by Dr. GADOW have fully sustained the expectation of them expressed in my initial NOTE . Read with the aid of the cross - references ...
... important , to have no more claim to recognition than had that known as ODONTORNITHES . The articles by Dr. GADOW have fully sustained the expectation of them expressed in my initial NOTE . Read with the aid of the cross - references ...
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... important , but characterized by much more elaborate detail , Aldrovandus adopted Belon's method of arrangement , but in a few respects there is a manifest retrogression . The work of Aldrovandus was illustrated by copper plates , but ...
... important , but characterized by much more elaborate detail , Aldrovandus adopted Belon's method of arrangement , but in a few respects there is a manifest retrogression . The work of Aldrovandus was illustrated by copper plates , but ...
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... important Zoographia Rosso - Asiatica of the first - named naturalist , two volumes of which saw the light in 1811 , —the year of its author's death , -but , owing to circumstances over which he had no control , were not generally ...
... important Zoographia Rosso - Asiatica of the first - named naturalist , two volumes of which saw the light in 1811 , —the year of its author's death , -but , owing to circumstances over which he had no control , were not generally ...
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... importance , be hereinafter passed unnoticed ; but their omission will be the less felt because the more recent of ... important Monographs , again , will usually be found cited in the series of special articles contained in this work ...
... importance , be hereinafter passed unnoticed ; but their omission will be the less felt because the more recent of ... important Monographs , again , will usually be found cited in the series of special articles contained in this work ...
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Accipitres affinity Africa allied animals appearance Asia Australia authors belonging bill Birds-of-Prey bones breed British cæca called characters chiefly colour common commonly Coraciida Corvida Cotingida Cuckow described distinct dorsal doubt eggs embryo England English Europe exist Family Fauna feathers flight former genera genus given group of birds habits hallux Hesperornis Hist Ibis Ichthyornis India inhabits Islands known Larida latter less Linnæus Madagascar male mentioned muscles Museum naturalists Nearctic nearly Neotropical nest NIGHTJAR North America northern observed occur original ornithologists Owls Palearctic Parrots Passeres peculiar perhaps Pigeons Plovers plumage portion possess posterior present Proc Prof published Ratitæ Ratite rectrices regarded Region remarkable remiges resemblance seems shew shewn South species specimens sternum structure Swainson systematists tail Temminck tendon tion TITMOUSE toes Trans ventral vertebral whole wholly wings word writers young Zool Zoological