A Dictionary of Birds, 1. osaA. and C. Black, 1899 - 1212 pages |
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Page vii
... shew ( INTRODUCTION , page 108 , note ) that the latest investi- gation has proved the newly - announced group STEREORNITHES , which seemed at first so important , to have no more claim to recognition than had that known as ...
... shew ( INTRODUCTION , page 108 , note ) that the latest investi- gation has proved the newly - announced group STEREORNITHES , which seemed at first so important , to have no more claim to recognition than had that known as ...
Page 20
... shew the most delicate touches of the engraver , which the increased care bestowed upon the edition of 1847 ( published under the supervision of the late John Hancock ) has revealed , -though it must be admitted that certain blocks have ...
... shew the most delicate touches of the engraver , which the increased care bestowed upon the edition of 1847 ( published under the supervision of the late John Hancock ) has revealed , -though it must be admitted that certain blocks have ...
Page 26
... shew no improve- ment on those of Martinet , are after drawings by Huet and Prêtre , the former being perhaps the less bad draughtsman of the two , for he seems to have had an idea of what a bird when alive looks like , though he was ...
... shew no improve- ment on those of Martinet , are after drawings by Huet and Prêtre , the former being perhaps the less bad draughtsman of the two , for he seems to have had an idea of what a bird when alive looks like , though he was ...
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... shew more knowledge of bird - life than do the best of his English or French con- temporaries . A work of somewhat similar character , but one in which the letterpress is of greater value , is the Centurie Zoologique of Lesson , a ...
... shew more knowledge of bird - life than do the best of his English or French con- temporaries . A work of somewhat similar character , but one in which the letterpress is of greater value , is the Centurie Zoologique of Lesson , a ...
Page 32
... shew that Fischer intended , by what is here said , to do any- thing else than illustrate more fully the marvellous interconnexion of different animals , or that he attached any realistic meaning to his metaphor , his words were eagerly ...
... shew that Fischer intended , by what is here said , to do any- thing else than illustrate more fully the marvellous interconnexion of different animals , or that he attached any realistic meaning to his metaphor , his words were eagerly ...
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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