. A history of British birds . es, probably in no other Order of Birds, wouldbe acknowledged sufficient by any zoologist of broad on the contrary it must be allowed that the distinctionbetween these groups is in some measure justified by diffe-rences of habit—though these cannot he easily, if at all, de-fined in technical language; and, notwithstanding that theargument is eminently unscientific, it may be urged that theseparation, recognized almost universally in popular speech,may be defended by its convenience—for, owing to the mul-titude of species known and the many genera which
. A history of British birds . es, probably in no other Order of Birds, wouldbe acknowledged sufficient by any zoologist of broad on the contrary it must be allowed that the distinctionbetween these groups is in some measure justified by diffe-rences of habit—though these cannot he easily, if at all, de-fined in technical language; and, notwithstanding that theargument is eminently unscientific, it may be urged that theseparation, recognized almost universally in popular speech,may be defended by its convenience—for, owing to the mul-titude of species known and the many genera which havebeen founded for their reception, the collection of them intoone large Family would produce no small confusion. In-fluenced then bythis motive, the Editor has determined on herefollowing the plan employed in former editions of this work,and on retaining the separation therein adopted, but it mustbe understood that he regards this arrangement as dictatedentirely by convenience and not to be defended on any PASSE RES. HEDGE-SPARROW.
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