The Natural History of Birds From the French of the Count de Buffon; Illustrated with Engravings, and a Preface, Notes, and Additions, by the Translator
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CN the Nature of BIRDS Explanation of Technical Terms
- BIRDS of Prey
- The Eagles
- The Golden Eagle
- The Ring-tail Eagle
- The Rough-footed Eagle
- The Erne
- The Osprey
- The Sea-Eagle
- The White John
- FOREIGN BIRDS related to the Eagles and Ospreys
- The Vultures
- The Alpine Vulture
- The Fulvous Vulture
- The Cinereous Vulture
- The Hare Vulture
- The Ash-coloured Vulture
- FOREIGN BIRDS which resemble the Vultures
- The Condur
- The Kite and the Buzzards
- The Buzzard
- The Honey Buzzard
- The Bird Saint Martin
- The Soubuse
- The Harpy
- The Moor Buzzard
- FOREIGN BIRDS which resemble the Kite, the Buzzards, and the Ringtail
- The Sparrow Hawk
- The Gos-Hawk
- FOREIGN BIRDS that are related to the Sparrow-Hawk and Gas Hawk
- The Jer-Falcon
- The Lanner
- The Sacre
- The Common Falcon
- FOREIGN BIRDS which are related to the Jer-Falcon and Falcons
- The Hobby
- The Kestrel
- The Stone-Falcon
- The Merlin
- The Shrikes
- The Great Cinereous Shrike
- The Woodchat
- The Red-backed Shrike
- FOREIGN BIRDS related to the Great Cinereous and Red-backed Shrikes
- The NOCTURNAL BIRDS of Prey
- The Great-eared Owl
- The Long-eared Owl
- The Scops-eared Owl
- The Aluco Owl
- The Tawny Owl
- The White Owl
- The Brown Owl
- The Little Owl
- FOREIGN BIRDS which resemble the Owls
- BIRDS which have not the Power of flying
- The Ostrich
- The Touyou
- The Galeated Cassowary
- The Hooded Dodo
- The Solitary Dodo, and Nazarene Dodo
- NOTES By the TRANSLATOR
- Plate section
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CN the Nature of BIRDS Explanation of Technical Terms
- BIRDS of Prey
- The Eagles
- The Golden Eagle
- The Ring-tail Eagle
- The Rough-footed Eagle
- The Erne
- The Osprey
- The Sea-Eagle
- The White John
- FOREIGN BIRDS related to the Eagles and Ospreys
- The Vultures
- The Alpine Vulture
- The Fulvous Vulture
- The Cinereous Vulture
- The Hare Vulture
- The Ash-coloured Vulture
- FOREIGN BIRDS which resemble the Vultures
- The Condur
- The Kite and the Buzzards
- The Buzzard
- The Honey Buzzard
- The Bird Saint Martin
- The Soubuse
- The Harpy
- The Moor Buzzard
- FOREIGN BIRDS which resemble the Kite, the Buzzards, and the Ringtail
- The Sparrow Hawk
- The Gos-Hawk
- FOREIGN BIRDS that are related to the Sparrow-Hawk and Gas Hawk
- The Jer-Falcon
- The Lanner
- The Sacre
- The Common Falcon
- FOREIGN BIRDS which are related to the Jer-Falcon and Falcons
- The Hobby
- The Kestrel
- The Stone-Falcon
- The Merlin
- The Shrikes
- The Great Cinereous Shrike
- The Woodchat
- The Red-backed Shrike
- FOREIGN BIRDS related to the Great Cinereous and Red-backed Shrikes
- The NOCTURNAL BIRDS of Prey
- The Great-eared Owl
- The Long-eared Owl
- The Scops-eared Owl
- The Aluco Owl
- The Tawny Owl
- The White Owl
- The Brown Owl
- The Little Owl
- FOREIGN BIRDS which resemble the Owls
- BIRDS which have not the Power of flying
- The Ostrich
- The Touyou
- The Galeated Cassowary
- The Hooded Dodo
- The Solitary Dodo, and Nazarene Dodo
- NOTES By the TRANSLATOR
- Plate section
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- The Natural History of BirdsFrom the French of the Count de Buffon; Illustrated with Engravings, and a Preface, Notes, and Additions, by the Translator, pp. 302 - 305Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1793