A Book of Birds (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from A Book of Birds

The aim of this book has been to present the reader with a general survey of the principal groups of modern birds, such as are likely to be met with, for example, in Zoological Gardens or in museums. Of necessity many of the less-known species do not find a place here. A little reflection will show, indeed, that in no single volume would it be possible to give anything like an intelligible description of the different species of birds known to Science. To have attempted the task in a book of this size it would have been necessary to restrict the description of each species to four words!

In these pages, however, the reader will find a concise account of some of the more important facts with regard to the life history of the birds of Great Britain and of their European relatives, as well as of a number of the more remarkable birds of other lands, which, for one reason or another, should interest those who, without claiming expert knowledge, have a real and deep love for Ornithology.

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