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... reference to order , and were mostly unknown species . The plates are coloured , and , though somewhat coarse , have a life and character which has perhaps not been surpassed even at the present day . The whole of the figures are drawn ...
... reference to order , and were mostly unknown species . The plates are coloured , and , though somewhat coarse , have a life and character which has perhaps not been surpassed even at the present day . The whole of the figures are drawn ...
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... reference . General History of Birds ; by J. Latham , M.D. Winchester . 1821-4 . 10 vols . 4to . 21 gs . If in the General History of Birds , the author had used a more modern classification , instead of adhering to that of Linnæus ...
... reference . General History of Birds ; by J. Latham , M.D. Winchester . 1821-4 . 10 vols . 4to . 21 gs . If in the General History of Birds , the author had used a more modern classification , instead of adhering to that of Linnæus ...
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... reference to Selby's Illustrations of British Orni- thology , plates and letterpress . He would then find the work of use in his researches , as it is by no means convenient to use Selby's plates for common reference . Transactions of ...
... reference to Selby's Illustrations of British Orni- thology , plates and letterpress . He would then find the work of use in his researches , as it is by no means convenient to use Selby's plates for common reference . Transactions of ...
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... reference is most frequently made . The latter he characterizes with freedom and judgment . He also states that a continuation of his System will appear almost immediately , and that he has ready for pub- lication a Natural History of ...
... reference is most frequently made . The latter he characterizes with freedom and judgment . He also states that a continuation of his System will appear almost immediately , and that he has ready for pub- lication a Natural History of ...
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... reference , if they had been quarto or octavo ; and would , besides , have been accessi- ble to almost every one . Such a work would in- deed have advanced the science . - The author of the Birds of Europe informs us that the plates are ...
... reference , if they had been quarto or octavo ; and would , besides , have been accessi- ble to almost every one . Such a work would in- deed have advanced the science . - The author of the Birds of Europe informs us that the plates are ...
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