A General System of Nature, Vol. 1 of 7: Through the Three Grand Kingdoms of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals, Systematically Divided Into Their ... Kingdom; Mammalia, Birds, Amphibia, Fishes - Softcover

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Excerpt from A General System of Nature, Vol. 1 of 7: Through the Three Grand Kingdoms of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals, Systematically Divided Into Their Several Classes, Orders, Genera, Species, and Varieties; Animal Kingdom; Mammalia, Birds, Amphibia, Fishes

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