The Ornithologist's Text-book: Being Reviews of Ornithological Works : with an Appendix Containing Discussions on Various Topics of InterestJ.W. Parker, 1836 - 239 páginas |
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... never had an equal . We have not seen his Voyage , but according to Cuvier ( Règne Animal ) the plates , 274 in number , are " mediocres ou mauvaises . " Natural History of Carolina , Florida , and the Bahama Islands , by Mark Catesby ...
... never had an equal . We have not seen his Voyage , but according to Cuvier ( Règne Animal ) the plates , 274 in number , are " mediocres ou mauvaises . " Natural History of Carolina , Florida , and the Bahama Islands , by Mark Catesby ...
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... never , in such cases , do any harm . I have likewise added some foreign birds , several of which have been but recently introduced in this country by any bird dealers . " We may remark , in conclusion , that we have seldom met with any ...
... never , in such cases , do any harm . I have likewise added some foreign birds , several of which have been but recently introduced in this country by any bird dealers . " We may remark , in conclusion , that we have seldom met with any ...
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... never could perceive the use of these controversies . The field Naturalists will always undervalue the studies of the scientific Naturalist , and these in return think lightly of the former . The fact is , that both are perfectly essen ...
... never could perceive the use of these controversies . The field Naturalists will always undervalue the studies of the scientific Naturalist , and these in return think lightly of the former . The fact is , that both are perfectly essen ...
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... never existed an individual better calculated for observing Nature , and for recording faithfully her wonders , than Alexander Wilson . The coloured figures also are very accurate , al- though there is a want of finish about them . Well ...
... never existed an individual better calculated for observing Nature , and for recording faithfully her wonders , than Alexander Wilson . The coloured figures also are very accurate , al- though there is a want of finish about them . Well ...
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... never been equalled - even by Gould and Audubon . Let us now proceed to an analysis of the second edition of the Illustrations . The system here followed is the Quinary , as drawn up by Vigors , and as improved by Swain- son ; the first ...
... never been equalled - even by Gould and Audubon . Let us now proceed to an analysis of the second edition of the Illustrations . The system here followed is the Quinary , as drawn up by Vigors , and as improved by Swain- son ; the first ...
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Página 234 - SCHLEIERMACHER'S INTRODUCTIONS TO THE DIALOGUES of PLATO; translated from the German, by WILLIAM DOBSON, MA, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.