A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology ...

By

MacGillivray, William 1796-1852

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed for Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1837-1852

Notes

Vols. 4-5 have added t.p.: A history of British water birds, indigenous and migratory.

Vols. 4-5 published by W.S. Orr and Co. (no printer statement)

Contents: v. 1. Rasores, scrapers, or gallinaceous birds; Gemitores, cooers, or pigeons; Deglubitores, huskers, or conirostral birds; Vagatores, wanderers, or crows and allied genera.1837 -- v. 2. Cantatores, songsters. 1839 -- v. 3. Reptatores, creepers; Scansores, climbers; Cuculinae; Raptores, plunderers, or rapacious birds; Excursores, snatchers; Volitatores, gliders; Jaculatores, darters. 1840 -- v. 4. Cursores, or runners; Tentatores, or probers; aucupatores, or stalkers; latitores, or skulkers. 1852 -- v. 5. Cribratores, or sifters; Urinatores, or divers; Mersatores, or plungers. 1852.

Subjects

Birds , Great Britain

Call Number

QL690.G7 M14 1837

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7873
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/06019328
OCLC: 5592308