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Excerpt from A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory, Vol. 2: Including Their Organization, Habits, and Relations; Remarks on Classification and Nomenclature; An Account of the Principal Organs of Birds, and Observations Relative to Practical Ornithology; Cantatores, Songsters
In the present work, as in others, and in all my papers pub lished in various journals, I have endeavoured to adapt the style to the subject, rendering it compact and precise when en gaged with technical descriptions, copious and ?orid when treating of the actions and haunts of birds, abrupt or continuous, direct or discursive, harsh or harmonious, according to the varying circumstances of the case. My aim has been to amuse as well as to instruct, to engage the affections as well as to en lighten the understanding, to induce the traveller on the road to science to make occasional excursions tending to raise his Spirits, and to shew to the public that Ornithology is not neces sarily so repulsive as some of its votaries represent it.
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In the present work, as in others, and in all my papers pub lished in various journals, I have endeavoured to adapt the style to the subject, rendering it compact and precise when en gaged with technical descriptions, copious and ?orid when treating of the actions and haunts of birds, abrupt or continuous, direct or discursive, harsh or harmonious, according to the varying circumstances of the case. My aim has been to amuse as well as to instruct, to engage the affections as well as to en lighten the understanding, to induce the traveller on the road to science to make occasional excursions tending to raise his Spirits, and to shew to the public that Ornithology is not neces sarily so repulsive as some of its votaries represent it.
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
Contributors
Author
William Macgillivray
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780484201353
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
Page Count - 547
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William Macgillivray
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781334721489
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
Page Count - 549
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