. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. AMERICA. adelphia, be sure not useum. It will afford Bale's family are con- show the curiosities y necessary informa- 8 eightieth year, and I, I may almost add, 3f this gentleman is e possession of this jreover, an excellent II, at the portrait he the State of Penn- le appears in the act you his curios
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. AMERICA. adelphia, be sure not useum. It will afford Bale's family are con- show the curiosities y necessary informa- 8 eightieth year, and I, I may almost add, 3f this gentleman is e possession of this jreover, an excellent II, at the portrait he the State of Penn- le appears in the act you his curiosities. head is infinitely ing finer in the way of th6 mammoth is rat a faint idea of it it. It is the most The city ought t. Peale was put to, [, during the many wamps, where these d fix)m the eyes of ity are ornamented 8. Its -unremitting tight cause it to be lie United States. cen up their abode, iations, the enthu- the press, and the FOURTH JOURNEY. 229 cheapness of the publications, ought to raise the name of Philailelphia to an elevated situation in the temple of knowledge. From the press of this city came "Wilson's famous " ; By observing the birds in their native haunts, he has been enabled to purge their history of numberless absurdities, which inexperienced theorists had introduced into it. It is a pleasing and a brilliant work. We have no description of birds in any European publication that can come up to this. By periiHiiig " Wilson's Ornithology " attentively before I left Eng- land, I knew where to look for the birds, and imme- diately recognised them in their native land. Whlte-heaaed ^^^^^ ^^^ *»«»«' ^ ^«" *^** *^° ^^*^- eagioii. headed eagles have been much thinned. I was perpetually looking out for them, but saw very few. One or two came now and then, and soared in lofty flight over the Falls of Niagara. The Americans are proud of this bird in effigy, and their hearts rejoice when its banner is unfurled. Could th
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