Out of Stock
Overview
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884. Excerpt: ... A List of the Dmrnal Birds of Prey, with references and annotations; also a Record of Specimens preserved in the Norfolk and Nonvich Museum. By John Henry Gurney. 8vo. London: Van Voorst. 1884. Mr. J. H. Gurney has just published a list of the Diurnal Birds of Prey, which will form a most useful work of reference for the student of this group, on which Mr. Gurney is so great an authority. For several years past he lias been publishing in the pages of 'The Ibis, ' an elaborate critique of Mr. Bowdler Sharpe's Accipitrine volume of the British Museum Catalogue of Birds, to which series the present list was intended as an index. Mr. Gurney has, however, given his work a wider scope, to the great benefit of Science; for besides supplying an index to 'The Ibis' papers, he has added useful references to standard works, and has noted the number of examples in the Norwich Museum. Knowing how much the splendid series of Accipitres in this museum is indebted for its formation to the individual energy and liberality of Mr. Gurney himself, who has rendered this collection celebrated throughout the world, one only regrets that an exact list, with localities and dates of the specimens, has not been given, for it is well known that the utmost care has been bestowed on their selection. Possibly, with the groundwork supplied by the present list, Mr. Gurney may feel enabled to complete his ' Catalogue of Raptores in the Norwich Museum, ' an undertaking which we can assure him will be well appreciated by ornithologists. We cannot attempt to follow Mr. Gurney in his classification of the Accipitres, nor are we able to recognize all the genera which he admits, since many of them appear to be founded on peculiarities of coloration and not of structure. These are matters of opini...
| ISBN-13 | 9781458951564 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1458951561 |
| Weight | 1.48 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.02 In |
| List Price | $28.29 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Pages | 460 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
