Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects

By James Roxburgh McClymont

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• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Jul 31, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547136491

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James Roxburgh McClymont

Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects

EAN 8596547136491

DigiCat, 2022

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[p v ] ESSAYS ON EARLY ORNITHOLOGY AND KINDRED SUBJECTS

[p vii ] CONTENTS

[p ix ] LIST OF PLATES

[p 1 ] THE RUKH OF MARCO POLO

[p 5 ] THE PENGUINS AND THE SEALS OF THE ANGRA DE SAM BRÀS

[p 13 ] THE BANDA ISLANDS AND THE BANDAN BIRDS

[p 19 ] THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE NAME ‘EMU’

[p 23 ] AUSTRALIAN BIRDS IN 1697

[p 29 ] NEW ZEALAND BIRDS IN 1772.

vESSAYS

ON

EARLY ORNITHOLOGY

AND KINDRED SUBJECTS

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BY

JAMES R. McCLYMONT

M.A., AUTHOR OF ‘PEDRALUAREZ CABRAL’

‘VICENTE AÑES PINÇON’

WITH THREE PLATES

LONDON

BERNARD QUARITCH LTD.

11 GRAFTON STREET, NEW BOND STREET

1920

viiCONTENTS

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ixLIST OF PLATES

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