The Ornithologist's Text-book: Being Reviews of Ornithological Works : with an Appendix Containing Discussions on Various Topics of Interest |
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... interesting branch of the science , and it will , we hope , and indeed anticipate , prove a useful guide to the Ornithologist in the choice of his books . That it is not so complete as might be wished , especially as regards the less ...
... interesting branch of the science , and it will , we hope , and indeed anticipate , prove a useful guide to the Ornithologist in the choice of his books . That it is not so complete as might be wished , especially as regards the less ...
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... interesting work on tame birds , interspersed with anecdotes and experiments . Historia Avium Prodromus , by J. T. Klein . 4to . 1750 . It is unnecessary to make particular mention of the system of Klein , as it was adopted by very few ...
... interesting work on tame birds , interspersed with anecdotes and experiments . Historia Avium Prodromus , by J. T. Klein . 4to . 1750 . It is unnecessary to make particular mention of the system of Klein , as it was adopted by very few ...
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... interesting . Many editions of this work have appeared ; that of 1812 , with woodcuts , is best known . The British Zoology , although exceedingly useful at the time of its publi- cation , is now by no means indispensable to the student ...
... interesting . Many editions of this work have appeared ; that of 1812 , with woodcuts , is best known . The British Zoology , although exceedingly useful at the time of its publi- cation , is now by no means indispensable to the student ...
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... interesting tales , which , though amusing to the general reader , can be of little use to the philoso- phic Naturalist ; and hence the Histoire Naturelle cannot with safety be perused by the young Orni- thologist , until he has ...
... interesting tales , which , though amusing to the general reader , can be of little use to the philoso- phic Naturalist ; and hence the Histoire Naturelle cannot with safety be perused by the young Orni- thologist , until he has ...
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... interesting and valuable papers by Montagu , on the habits and plumage of birds . History of British Birds , by Thomas Bewick . 1797. 2 vols . 8vo . Newcastle on Tyne . This work soon attained great popularity ; chiefly on account 18 ...
... interesting and valuable papers by Montagu , on the habits and plumage of birds . History of British Birds , by Thomas Bewick . 1797. 2 vols . 8vo . Newcastle on Tyne . This work soon attained great popularity ; chiefly on account 18 ...
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