A Dictionary of Birds, 1. osaA. and C. Black, 1899 - 1212 pages |
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Page viii
... included in a work of this kind might be increased almost indefinitely . Whether it will ever be pos- sible for me to supply these additions , and others , must depend on many things , and not least on the reception accorded by the ...
... included in a work of this kind might be increased almost indefinitely . Whether it will ever be pos- sible for me to supply these additions , and others , must depend on many things , and not least on the reception accorded by the ...
Page 18
... character is Fothergill's Ornithologia Britannica , a mere list of names , Latin and English , printed in small folio at York in 1799 . Worcestershire included a few ornithological notices ; and Walcott in 18 DICTIONARY OF BIRDS.
... character is Fothergill's Ornithologia Britannica , a mere list of names , Latin and English , printed in small folio at York in 1799 . Worcestershire included a few ornithological notices ; and Walcott in 18 DICTIONARY OF BIRDS.
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Alfred Newton, Hans Gadow. Worcestershire included a few ornithological notices ; and Walcott in 1789 published an illustrated Synopsis of British Birds , coloured copies of which are rare . Simultaneously William Lewin commenced his ...
Alfred Newton, Hans Gadow. Worcestershire included a few ornithological notices ; and Walcott in 1789 published an illustrated Synopsis of British Birds , coloured copies of which are rare . Simultaneously William Lewin commenced his ...
Page 54
... included a classification drawn up in accordance with the varia- tion of structure which that important vessel presented in the several groups that he had opportunities of examining . By this time he had visited several of the principal ...
... included a classification drawn up in accordance with the varia- tion of structure which that important vessel presented in the several groups that he had opportunities of examining . By this time he had visited several of the principal ...
Page 66
... included , with many others , according to the vague and rudimentary notions of classification of the time , in what was termed the Family Muscicapin¿ . " In all these species he found the vocal organs to differ essentially in structure ...
... included , with many others , according to the vague and rudimentary notions of classification of the time , in what was termed the Family Muscicapin¿ . " In all these species he found the vocal organs to differ essentially in structure ...
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