. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. Kaven ^n LETTER XXX. To the same. Selborne, Aug. \st, 1770. 2EAR SIR,—The French, I think, in general are strangely prolix in their natural history. What Linnseus says with respect to insects holds good in every other branch : " Verbositas pr^seniis saculi^ calamitas artist Pray how do you approve of Scopoli's new work ? As I admire his " Entomologia," I long to see it. I forgot to mention in my last letter (and had not room to insert in the former) that the male moose, in rutting-time, swims fr
. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. Kaven ^n LETTER XXX. To the same. Selborne, Aug. \st, 1770. 2EAR SIR,—The French, I think, in general are strangely prolix in their natural history. What Linnseus says with respect to insects holds good in every other branch : " Verbositas pr^seniis saculi^ calamitas artist Pray how do you approve of Scopoli's new work ? As I admire his " Entomologia," I long to see it. I forgot to mention in my last letter (and had not room to insert in the former) that the male moose, in rutting-time, swims from island to island, in the lakes and rivers of North America, in pursuit of the females. My friend, the chaplain, saw one killed in the water as it was on that errand in the river St. Lawrence : it was a monstrous beast, he told me ; but he did not take the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original White, Gilbert, 1720-1793; Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London; New York : J. Lane
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