Excerpt from British Birds, Vol. 1 of 4 I have endeavoured, where space permitted, to represent as many species as possible of the same family, on the same plate, and drawn to the same scale. This not only enables me to make the volumes of a convenient size but also gives the reader an opportunity of comparing the various proportions and divergence of colour in closely related birds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a ...
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Excerpt from British Birds, Vol. 1 of 4 I have endeavoured, where space permitted, to represent as many species as possible of the same family, on the same plate, and drawn to the same scale. This not only enables me to make the volumes of a convenient size but also gives the reader an opportunity of comparing the various proportions and divergence of colour in closely related birds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: