Illustrations Of British Ornithology

Author : Prideaux John Selby
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ISBN 13 : 9781330595756
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Illustrations of British Ornithology, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Prideaux John Selby and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrations of British Ornithology, Vol. 2 In the system so ably developed by Mr Vigors, in his Treatise on the Affinities which connect the Orders and Families of Birds, this constitutes his fourth Order, being analogous to the Grall of Latham and others, and holding the intermediate station between the Rasores or Gallinaceous Birds, and the Natatores or true Aquatics. In addition to the various genera of the order Grall of other systems, which was placed at the head of the second great Division or Aves Aquatics, it contains some of the genera arranged in the Order Pinnatipedes of Latham, as Fulica, Phalaropus, &c. and also others which, from the development of the membrane connecting the toes, had been included amongst the Palmipedes or Swimmers, but whose real affinities clearly point them out as more intimately connected with the members of this Order; such are the Genera Plicenicopterus, Recurvirostra, &c. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."