A Treatise On British Song Birds With Coloured Engravings

Excerpt from A Treatise on British Song-Birds: Including Observations on Their Natural Habits, Manner of Incubation, &C., With Remarks on the Treatment of the Young and Management of the Old Birds in a Domestic State; With Fifteen Engravings In arranging this work, we have availed our selves Of the knowledge of our friends, to which We have joined our own practical experience: and, to render the whole more complete, we have given a description of each bird, together with Observa tions on their habits in awild state, with some re marks and anecdotes to illustrate their manners in a'state of domestication. 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.

Excerpt from A History of British Birds, Vol. 5: Contains Forty-Seven Coloured Engravings In Ireland it was enumerated by Smith in 17 49 as one of the birds of the county of Cork, but it has long since become extinct there, as well as now in this part of the kingdom. If some feathered, 'rip Van Winkle' of the 'good old timm' could revisit the scenes he frequented in the 'days that are gone, ' he would so little recognise them' as the same, that he would not wonder that none of his kind were still to be found in haunts now rendered so unsuitable to them. 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.

Excerpt from A History of British Birds, Vol. 4: Containing Forty-Eight Coloured Engravings This Splendid bird is a native of the continent of Europe, and of portions of those of Africa and Asia. In the first named it is plentiful in Spain, Italy, and France, and is also found in Germany, Bavaria, Holland, and Malta, in the latter on its passage at the seasons of migration. It occurs in Persia, and Asia Minor, and in Egypt, and other parts of the northern shores of Africa. 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.

Excerpt from A History of British Birds, Vol. 2: Containing Forty-Seven Coloured Engravings This species is met with in abundance in the southern countries of Europe - France, Germany, Greece, and Italy; and also occurs in Norway and Sweden in the summer. 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.