A Dictionary of Birds, 1. osaA. and C. Black, 1899 - 1212 pages |
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... portion of his works on animals which has come down to us , one finds that , though more than 170 sorts of Birds are mentioned , yet what is said of them amounts on the whole to very little , and this consists more of desultory 1 For ...
... portion of his works on animals which has come down to us , one finds that , though more than 170 sorts of Birds are mentioned , yet what is said of them amounts on the whole to very little , and this consists more of desultory 1 For ...
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... portion of it , contained in three volumes , received many additions from John Edward Gray , and appeared in 1829 , but even at that time must have been lamentably deficient . 3 Though much later in date , the Iter per Poseganam ...
... portion of it , contained in three volumes , received many additions from John Edward Gray , and appeared in 1829 , but even at that time must have been lamentably deficient . 3 Though much later in date , the Iter per Poseganam ...
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... portion he bad issued and commenced anew this , the greatest of all his works , which was 1 In contrast to this , the largest of ornithological works , I may mention a Histoire Naturelle en Miniature de de [ sic ] 48 Oiseaux ( 96 pp ...
... portion he bad issued and commenced anew this , the greatest of all his works , which was 1 In contrast to this , the largest of ornithological works , I may mention a Histoire Naturelle en Miniature de de [ sic ] 48 Oiseaux ( 96 pp ...
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... portion of this was published at Paris in 1820 , and of its 102 livraisons , which appeared with great irregularity ( Ibis , 1868 , p . 500 ) , the last was issued in 1839 , containing the titles of the five volumes that the whole forms ...
... portion of this was published at Paris in 1820 , and of its 102 livraisons , which appeared with great irregularity ( Ibis , 1868 , p . 500 ) , the last was issued in 1839 , containing the titles of the five volumes that the whole forms ...
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... portion of the first zoological work ever pub- lished at the expense of the British Government ( namely , the Fauna Boreali - Americana ) executed in accordance with his own opinions , from maintaining them more strongly than ever in ...
... portion of the first zoological work ever pub- lished at the expense of the British Government ( namely , the Fauna Boreali - Americana ) executed in accordance with his own opinions , from maintaining them more strongly than ever in ...
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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