A General History of Birds, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : John Latham |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2018-02-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 0267901461 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780267901463 |
Rating | : 4/5 (463 Downloads) |
Download or read book A General History of Birds, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by John Latham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A General History of Birds, Vol. 4 Nearly the size Of a Lark; length eight inches and three quarters; extent of wing nine inches and a half. Bill black, two inches long, square, a trifle incurvated, and sharp at the point, at the base some stiff hairs, pointing forward; irides blue; plumage in general most brilliant green, glossed with copper and gold, in different lights; chin White; throat and breast glossy green, like the back belly and vent rufous the tail of ten feathers, cuneiform in shape, the two middle ones three inches and a quarter long, the outer very short; legs greenish yellow, very short, and weak; claws black. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.