. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^^^'^j^w:^^. XVoodcoch 'A LETTER XLII. To the same. "Omnibus animalibiis rcliquis ccrtus et uniusmodi, et in suo cuique genere incessus est : aves solas vario meatu fcruntur, et in terra, et in ; Selbornc, Aug. Jth, 1778. EAR SIR,—A good ornithologist should be able to distinguish birds by their air as well as by their colours and shape ; on the ground as well as on the wing ; and in the bush as well as in the hand. For, though it must not be said that every species of birds has a manner peculia
. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^^^'^j^w:^^. XVoodcoch 'A LETTER XLII. To the same. "Omnibus animalibiis rcliquis ccrtus et uniusmodi, et in suo cuique genere incessus est : aves solas vario meatu fcruntur, et in terra, et in ; Selbornc, Aug. Jth, 1778. EAR SIR,—A good ornithologist should be able to distinguish birds by their air as well as by their colours and shape ; on the ground as well as on the wing ; and in the bush as well as in the hand. For, though it must not be said that every species of birds has a manner peculiar to itself, yet there is somewhat in most genera at least, that at first sight discriminates them, and enables a judicious observer to pro- nounce upon them with some certainty. Put a bird in motion. Et vera incessu patiiit "1 ' The original edition reads vera, with a needless circumflex clearly due to a printer's blunder. In this and many other cases I have not thought it necessary slavishly to reproduce the particular vagaries of Mr, Benjamin White's compositors. Either Gilbert White did not correct his own proofs, or, if he corrected them, allowed many foolish errors of the printer to pass unnoticed.—Ed. I !|( tit I ft. 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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