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Excerpt from Natural History of Birds: Their Architecture Habits and Faculties
On many of his subjects it has not been in his power to say much. The recent discovery of some birds, and the solitary and secluded habits of others, have offered great Obstacles to his endeavours in this respect. But a time is approaching when these oh stacles will no longer exist. When the population of this immense western republic will have diffused itself over every acre of ground fit for the con1forta~ ble habitation of man; when farms, villages, towns, and glittering cities, thick as the stars of a winter''s evening, overspread the face of our beloved country, and every hill, valley, and stream has its favourite name, its native ?ocks, and rural inhabitants; then not a warbler Shall ?it through our thickets but its name, its notes, and habits will be familiar to all, repeated in their sayings, and celebrated in their village songs. At that happy period, should any vestige or memory of the pre''sent publication exist, be it known to our more enlightened posterity, as some apology for the deficiencies of its author, that in the period in which he wrote, three fourths of our feathered tribes were altogether unknown even to the proprietors of the woods which they frequented; that, without patron, fortune, or recompense, he brought the greater part of these from the obscurity of ages, gave to each ''a local habitation and a name,'' collected from personal observation what. Ever of their characters and manners seemed de serving Of attention; and delineated their forms and features, in their native colours, as faithfully as he could, as records, at least, of their existence.
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On many of his subjects it has not been in his power to say much. The recent discovery of some birds, and the solitary and secluded habits of others, have offered great Obstacles to his endeavours in this respect. But a time is approaching when these oh stacles will no longer exist. When the population of this immense western republic will have diffused itself over every acre of ground fit for the con1forta~ ble habitation of man; when farms, villages, towns, and glittering cities, thick as the stars of a winter''s evening, overspread the face of our beloved country, and every hill, valley, and stream has its favourite name, its native ?ocks, and rural inhabitants; then not a warbler Shall ?it through our thickets but its name, its notes, and habits will be familiar to all, repeated in their sayings, and celebrated in their village songs. At that happy period, should any vestige or memory of the pre''sent publication exist, be it known to our more enlightened posterity, as some apology for the deficiencies of its author, that in the period in which he wrote, three fourths of our feathered tribes were altogether unknown even to the proprietors of the woods which they frequented; that, without patron, fortune, or recompense, he brought the greater part of these from the obscurity of ages, gave to each ''a local habitation and a name,'' collected from personal observation what. Ever of their characters and manners seemed de serving Of attention; and delineated their forms and features, in their native colours, as faithfully as he could, as records, at least, of their existence.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
James Rennie
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ISBN - 9780267421879
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 322
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James Rennie
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ISBN - 9781330136560
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 324
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