List Of The Specimens Of Birds Vol 1

Author : British Museum
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331609844
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum, Vol. 1 written by British Museum and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum, Vol. 1: Accipitres Tun principal object of the present Catalogue has been to give a complete list of the specimens of Birds con tained in the collection of the British Museum, indicating at the same time the peculiarities of each, as regards age, sex, condition, variations in plumage, habitation, and the source from whence it has been derived. With this view the different individuals of each spe cies contained in the collection are indicated by the let ters a, b, c, &c., following the name of the species, and its synonyma. When the age of the specimen is not stated, it is to be understood that it is supposed to be full grown, or nearly so when otherwise, its state is marked; and if there is any difference by which the sexes are readily distinguishable, or if the point be absolutely ascertained, the specimen is stated to be male or female. These particulars are followed by the habitat, which is given as particularly as the materials possessed by the Museum permit but as many specimens have been pro cured from dealers, it is often impossible to give the place from whence they are derived, except in the most general terms. 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.