Essays on Early Ornithology and Kindred Subjects
- Downloads
- Under 100
- Pages
- 28
About this book
Essays on Early Ornithology and Kindred Subjects is by James Roxburgh McClymont, with three plates. The contents list, among others, The Rukh of Marco Polo, The Banda Islands and the Bandan Birds, and The Etymology of the Name Emu.
The essay headed The Rukh of Marco Polo says that Marco Polo added to his narrative a number of on-dit more or less marvellous in character, collected principally from mariners and from other travellers. The essay on the etymology of the name Emu says the name has an interesting history and occurs in the forms emia and eme in Purchas his Pilgrimage, in 1613. The book also mentions ducks and teals in abundance on the lakes, and a poule bleue similar to the poules bleues of Madagascar, India, and China, doubtless the Swamp Hen or Purple Gallinule.
About the author
More from this genre
See all- G God the Known and God the UnknownGod the Known and God the Unknown
- M MushroomsMushrooms
- D Development of the Digestive Canal of the American AlligatorDevelopment of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator
- P The Principles of BreedingThe Principles of Breeding
- H The History of the European FaunaThe History of the European Fauna
- M Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, ColoradoMammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Discussion
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- PDF 936 KB
- EPUB 676 KB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- James Roxburgh McClymont
- Pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Biology
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online