Francois Le Vaillant (1753-1824) French explorer, collector and ornithologist. He did not accept the new Linnaen nomenclature and it was left to others to assign binomial classification to the thousands of specimens he collected. From 'The Naturalist's Library' edited by William Jardine (Edinburgh and London 1839-1854). Engraving.

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Francois Le Vaillant (1753-1824) French explorer, collector and ornithologist. He did not accept the new Linnaen nomenclature and it was left to others to assign binomial classification to the thousands of specimens he collected. From 'The Naturalist's Library' edited by William Jardine (Edinburgh and London 1839-1854). Engraving.

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