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1794-9[5. EoLTOX, J. Ilarnionia Ruralis ; | or, | au Essay | towards | a Natural His- 

 tory I of I Britisli | Soug Birds. | — j Volume the first [second]. | — | Illus- 

 trated I with Figures of the Size of Life, of the Birds, Male and Female, | in 

 their most natural Attitudes ; | their Nests and Eggs, Food, favourite Plants, 

 Shrubs, Trees, &c. &c. \ Faithfully drawn, eugr'aved, and coloured | after 

 Nature. | By the Author, | on forty [forty] capper-plates. | — | [Quotation, 4 

 liues.] I — I Natura semper eadem, sed Artes sunt vari;i-. | — | By James 

 Bolton. I — I [Design.] | Printed for and sold hy the author, at Stannary, near 

 Halifax; | sold also by B. and J.White, in London, and may | be had of all 

 other booksellers. | 1794 [179G]. 2 vols, folio or 4to. Vol.1, 1794, frontisp., 

 pp. i-viii, 1-40 col'd pll., with 1-40 sheets of text. Vol. II, 1790 (some verbal 

 modifications in the title), 3 p. 11. (title, dedicatiou, and note), 41-80 col'd pll., 

 with 41-80 sheets of text, and pp. 81, 82 (Index). 



Thcio are said to be other editions, of 1824 and 1845. 



This is perhaps the most ornate, or luxurious, work ou iJiitish Song Birds of the last cen- 

 tury, and it ought to remain in some sort a '-standard" treatise, notwithstanding N. "Wood's 

 fiat. The text is prepared with great care for accuracy, and tlie plates are highly coloured — 

 too highly, in fact. Tliey would not he tolerated now, hut we should always remember dates, 

 for otlier than purely bibliographical ijuiposes. 

 1794-95. DoxoVAX, E. The | Natural History | of | Britisli liirds; | or, a | selection 

 of the most rax-e, beautiful, and interesting | Birds | which inhabit this coun- 

 try: I the descriptions from the | Systema Natura- 1 of | Linmeus; | with | geu- 

 eo-al observations, | either original, or corrected from the latest | and most 

 esteemed | English Ornithologists; | and embellished with ( Figures, | drawn, 

 engraved, and coloured from the original si)ecimens. | — | [Vol. I-] Vol. II. 

 I — ] By E. Donovan. | — | London: | printed for the author; and for F. and 

 C. Eivington, | No. 62, St. Paul's Church- Yard. 1794 [1795]. 2 vols, in one. 

 8vo. Vol. I, 1794, 9 p. 11. (title, advt., contents), pp. [3]-[16] and many 

 more unpaged leaves, pll. 1-24. "\^ol. II, 1795, title and many unpaged leaves, 

 pll. 25-48. 



This is a well known and notable treatise, not common now. It was probably published in 

 jiarts; but of this I do not know. The text is general, being in fact a descriijtion or other 

 account of the species of British Birds selected for illustration. The plates are very good 

 considering the date of their publication ; iu fact they still look well. There are 48 of them, 

 all coloured. 



1795. Berkenhout, J. Synopsis | of the | Natural History | of | Great-Britain and 

 Ireland. | Containing | a systematic arrangement | and | concise descriirtiou | 

 of all tlie I Animals, Vegetables, and Fossils, | which have hitherto been des- 

 covered | in these Kingdoms. | — | By John Berkenhout, M. D. | — | Being a | 

 third edition of The Outlines, &c. | corrected and considerably enlarged. | — 

 I Vol. I [II]. I Comprehending the Animal and Fos.sil [the Vegetable] King- 

 doms. I — I London: | Printed for T. Cadell, and sold by T. Cadell, junior, | 

 and \V. Davies, (Successors to Mr. l."adell) | in the Strand, | MD CC XCV. 2 

 vols. 16mo. Vol. I, 1 p. 1., pp. i-xii, 13-334. (Vol. II, Botany.) 

 Orig. ed. 1769-72, q. v. The second ed. I have not seen. 

 Class II, Birds, pp. 10-04, substantially the same as in the orig. ed. 



1795. [Edw.ujds, G.] A | Discourse | outhe | Emigration of British Birds ; | or, | This 

 Question at last Solv'd: | Whence came the Stork and the Turtle, the | Crane 

 and the Swallow, when they know and | observe the appointed Time of their 

 Coming? | Containing | A curious, particular, and circumstantial Account of 

 the I respective Retreats of all those | Birds of Passage, | Which visit our 

 Island at the Commencement of Spring, | and depart at the Approach of 

 Winter; as the | [etc., (5 lines, in triple columns]. | Also, | A copious, enter- 

 taining, and satisfactory Relation of | Winter Birds of Passage : | Among which 

 are the | [etc., 2 lines]. | Shewing the different Countries to which they retire, 

 the I Places where they breed, and how they perform their | Annual EmigTa- 

 tions, &c. I With a short Account of those Birds, that migrate occasionally, 



Proc. I^at. Mus. 79 24 April 13, 1880. 



