Excerpt from Memoir of the Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge The list of birds shot or observed by the party in Egypt in this year includes 176 species, of 139 of which specimens were obtained. It was in connexion with this list that my father first came into communication (on an introduction from Mr. Bond) with Professor Alfred Newton, who gave him some kind help, and afterwards (through his annual visits to Bloxworth for many years) became a great friend. I have not been able to trace the collection, but I believe that ...
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Excerpt from Memoir of the Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge The list of birds shot or observed by the party in Egypt in this year includes 176 species, of 139 of which specimens were obtained. It was in connexion with this list that my father first came into communication (on an introduction from Mr. Bond) with Professor Alfred Newton, who gave him some kind help, and afterwards (through his annual visits to Bloxworth for many years) became a great friend. I have not been able to trace the collection, but I believe that it was transferred by Mr. Bradshaw to the British Museum, and the specimens are probably among those at South Kensington. 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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