Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects by James R. McClymont
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Essays on early ornithology and kindred
by James R. McClymont
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Title: Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects
Author: James R. McClymont
Release Date: February 4, 2008 [EBook #24506]
Language: English
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ESSAYS ON EARLY ORNITHOLOGY
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[Illustration: Casuarius uniappendiculatus, juv.]
ESSAYS ON EARLY ORNITHOLOGY AND KINDRED SUBJECTS
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
CONTENTS
PAGE The Rukh of Marco Polo 3 The Penguins and the Seals of the Angra de Sam Bràs 7 The Banda Islands and the Bandan Birds 15 The Etymology of the Name 'Emu' 21 Australian Birds in 1697 25 New Zealand Birds in 1772 32
LIST OF PLATES
I. CASU