Download or read book A Vertebrate Fauna of the Orkney Islands written by Thomas E. Buckley and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Vertebrate Fauna of the Orkney Islands Classic Reprint written by T. E. Buckley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Vertebrate Fauna of the Orkney Islands The plan of the present volume is built much on the same lines as those of the two preceding ones, though we have made one or two alterations which appeared to us, if not necessary, at least an improvement on these. Thus, instead of giving a list 'of all the species included in the British Fauna, we have only given those about which we had any information, by these means doing away with a good deal of unnecessary matter. 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.
Download or read book VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE ORKNEY written by Thomas Edward 1846-1902 Buckley and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Fauna Orcadensis Or the Natural History of the Quadrupeds Birds Reptiles and Fishes of Orkney and Shetland Classic Reprint written by George Low and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fauna Orcadensis, or the Natural History of the Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, and Fishes, of Orkney and Shetland The following sketch Of the Natural History of the Orkney Islands was at first designed as an information of what might be remarkable here to a gentleman whose writings on the i same subject do him honour, and are well known to the pub lic. But by degrees swelling to some bulk, by his advice it was thrown into a systematic arrangement, and now appears as a separate work. 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.
Download or read book Fauna Orcadensis Or the Natural History of the Quadrupeds Birds Reptiles and Fishes of Orkney and Shetland written by George Low and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Status and Checklist of the Vertebrate Fauna of Orkney written by Chris Booth and published by . This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Vertebrate Fauna of the Outer Hebrides Classic Reprint written by John Alexander Harvie-Brown and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Vertebrate Fauna of the Outer Hebrides We cannot omit a special mention of our late friend Mr. John Macdonald of Scolpig, Newton, North Uist, whose hospitat we have so often enjoyed; and whose keen interest in all matters relating to natural history and sport, and whose care and accuracy in recording facts, have ever been of the greatest assistance to us during the eighteen years of our attention to the Fauna of these isles. We mention with sincere regret that, almost as the last pages of our volume were passing through the press, his death took place suddenly, at Newton, on the lt August 1888, at the comparatively early age of sixty-four years. 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.
Download or read book Fauna Orcadensis written by George Low and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1813 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Low, George. Fauna Orcadensis; Or, The Natural History Of The Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles And Fishes Of Orkney And Shetland. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Low, George. Fauna Orcadensis; Or, The Natural History Of The Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles And Fishes Of Orkney And Shetland, . Edinburgh, Printed By G. Ramsay And Company For A. Constable And Company; Etc., 1813. Subject: Animals Orkney Islands
Download or read book A Sketch of the Natural History Vertebrates Of the British Islands written by F. G. Aflalo and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-18 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Sketch of the Natural History (Vertebrates) Of the British Islands: With a Concise Bibliography of Popular Works Relating to the British Fauna and a List of Field Clubs and Natural History Societies in the United Kingdom Of this little book. It is offered as no more than the merest outline, an introduction to the many excellent handbooks to county fauna enumerated in the bibliography, from which I may perhaps, without incurring the charge of making invidious distinctions, be allowed to indicate as admirable models the series prepared by Messrs harvie-brown and Buckley. What these and other county chron iclers have been able to give in detail, it has been my duty only to outline. The physical peculiari ties of the various zoological divisions have, except in the introduction, been dealt with but incidentally; those of counties, which in no way conform to the natural boundaries, have been all but ignored. The great difficulty throughout, of course, has been compression; but it is hoped that, since it has been found impossible to give the whole truth, there has at any rate been included nothing but the truth. It will probably be noticed that slightly different methods of description have been adopted in the several cases of the mammals, birds, and fishes; but these have been thought to offer the most convenient aid in each case to identification. In short, the object of the following pages is to give some clue to the appearance and life-history of the 700 odd verte. 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.
Download or read book The Animals of New Zealand written by F. W. Hutton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Animals of New Zealand: An Account of the Dominion's Air-Breathing Vertebrates In this work we have endeavoured to combine popular information with the purely scientific, and have intermingled stories of quaint habits and characteristics with accurate descriptions of all the animals dealt with. Our object has been to publish a volume that will be useful to naturalists, and at the same time interesting to the general public. The first consideration has been accuracy; the second, sufficient information in small space. To attain this end, we have drawn largely on the works of others. Chief among these is the late Mr. T H. Potts. He knew our fauna before its destruction had been fairly begun, and he devoted stupendous energy to the study of the habits of our native birds. AS a result of his labour of love, New Zealand possesses unique records in its literature on natural history. The main part of his Observations is embodied in stray articles in the Christchurch newspapers, in the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, and in a little book entitled Out in the Open. No work dealing adequately with the natural history of this colony would be complete without quotations from Mr. Potts 's writings; and as Mrs. Potts has kindly placed all his publications at our disposal, we have introduced into this volume some of the best of them. Where large and important collations have been made, we have indicated the source or the writer; but we have found it impracticable to do SO in regard to all quotations, as we have had to take a few lines here and a few there, and to weld them together in order to make a connected Whole. We have exercised much care in taking extracts. A portion of the popular part of the information was published as a series of copyright articles in The Lyttelton Times in 1903; but these have been revised and added to. 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.
Download or read book The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay Vol 2 of 2 Classic Reprint written by T. A. Coward and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay, Vol. 2 of 2 Allen, J. Lynn, m.e. (cant.) Altrincham Urban District Council Free Library. American Museum Natural History. Armitage, G. F., j.p. 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.
Download or read book Sotheran s Price Current of Literature written by Henry Sotheran Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species written by Robert A. Francis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasive non-native species are a major threat to global biodiversity. Often introduced accidentally through international travel or trade, they invade and colonize new habitats, often with devastating consequences for the local flora and fauna. Their environmental impacts can range from damage to resource production (e.g. agriculture and forestry) and infrastructure (e.g. buildings, road and water supply), to human health. They consequently can have major economic impacts. It is a priority to prevent their introduction and spread, as well as to control them. Freshwater ecosystems are particularly at risk from invasions and are landscape corridors that facilitate the spread of invasives. This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the most notable global invasive freshwater species or groups, based on their severity of economic impact, geographic distribution outside of their native range, extent of research, and recognition of the ecological severity of the impact of the species by the IUCN. As well as some of the very well-known species, the book also covers some invasives that are emerging as serious threats. Examples covered include a range of aquatic and riparian plants, insects, molluscs, crustacea, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals, as well as some major pathogens of aquatic organisms. The book also includes overview chapters synthesizing the ecological impact of invasive species in fresh water and summarizing practical implications for the management of rivers and other freshwater habitats.
Download or read book Fishermen with Ploughs written by George Mackay Brown and published by Chatto & Windus. This book was released on 1979 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Scottish Fairy Book written by Elizabeth Wilson Grierson and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are, roughly speaking, two distinct types of Scottish Fairy Tales. There are what may be called "Celtic Stories," which were handed down for centuries by word of mouth by professional story-tellers, who went about from clachan to clachan in the "Highlands and Islands," earning a night's shelter by giving a night's entertainment, and which have now been collected and classified for us by Campbell of Isla and others. These stories, which are also common to the North of Ireland, are wild and fantastic, and very often somewhat monotonous, and their themes are strangely alike. They almost always tell of some hero or heroine who sets out on some dangerous quest, and who is met by giants, generally three in number, who appear one after the other; with whom they hold quaint dialogues, and whom eventually they slay. Most of them are fairly long, and although they have a peculiar fascination of their own, they are quite distinct from the ordinary Fairy Tale. These latter, in Scotland, have also a character of their own, for there is no country where the existence of Spirits and Goblins has been so implicitly believed in up to a comparatively recent date. As a proof of this we can go to Hogg's tale of "The Wool-gatherer," and see how the countryman, Barnaby, voices the belief of his day. "Ye had need to tak care how ye dispute the existence of fairies, brownies, and apparitions! Ye may as weel dispute the Gospel of Saint Matthew." Perhaps it was the bleak and stern character of their climate, and the austerity of their religious beliefs which made our Scottish forefathers think of the spirits in whom they so firmly believed, as being, for the most part, mischievous and malevolent. Their Bogies, their Witches, their Kelpies, even their Fairy Queen herself, were supposed to be in league with the Evil One, and to be compelled, as Thomas of Ercildoune was near finding out to his cost, to pay a "Tiend to Hell" every seven years; so it was not to be wondered at, that these uncanny beings were dreaded and feared. But along with this dark and gloomy view, we find touches of delicate playfulness and brightness. The Fairy Queen might be in league with Satan, but her subjects were not all bound by the same law, and many charming tales are told of the "sith" or silent folk, who were always spoken of with respect, in case they might be within earshot, who made their dwellings under some rocky knowe, and who came out and danced on the dewy sward at midnight.
