The Ornithologist's Text-book: Being Reviews of Ornithological Works : with an Appendix Containing Discussions on Various Topics of Interest |
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Page 7
... remark on the absurd custom of writing works on Natural History - or indeed any other subject - in Latin . When written in this “ learned tongue " the contents of the works must necessarily be sealed to all but a few " learned " pedants ...
... remark on the absurd custom of writing works on Natural History - or indeed any other subject - in Latin . When written in this “ learned tongue " the contents of the works must necessarily be sealed to all but a few " learned " pedants ...
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... remark , in conclusion , that we have seldom met with any work on this delightful branch of Natural Science which ... remarks will apply to this edition . It is well known to most of our readers that our author was little fitted for ...
... remark , in conclusion , that we have seldom met with any work on this delightful branch of Natural Science which ... remarks will apply to this edition . It is well known to most of our readers that our author was little fitted for ...
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... Remarks on the system of Linnæus and Latham , " and also those on the " Quinary System and Modern Doctrine of Types , Affinities , and Analogies , " might well have been dispensed with . We never could perceive the use of these ...
... Remarks on the system of Linnæus and Latham , " and also those on the " Quinary System and Modern Doctrine of Types , Affinities , and Analogies , " might well have been dispensed with . We never could perceive the use of these ...
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... remarks on the habits and nidification of birds are inserted into this edition , by the Editor , but , unhappily , they are far from " original , " as specified in the title page , being almost wholly copied from a po- pular work ...
... remarks on the habits and nidification of birds are inserted into this edition , by the Editor , but , unhappily , they are far from " original , " as specified in the title page , being almost wholly copied from a po- pular work ...
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... remarks on a system which , if not " the Natural System , " is at least founded on the principles of Nature . The first and fundamental principle inculcated by Macleay and his disciples is , that all nature moves in a circle , and that ...
... remarks on a system which , if not " the Natural System , " is at least founded on the principles of Nature . The first and fundamental principle inculcated by Macleay and his disciples is , that all nature moves in a circle , and that ...
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