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1776-77. [Pennant, T.] Britisli Zoolo,!:;y. . . . 



The orii;. eel., 1 vol. folio, dates 1706, q. v. The 2d ed., 3 toIs., 8vo, dates 1768. The ed. of 

 1770, 1 vol., 8vo, must count as the third. There are two issues of dal e 177G-77, each in 4 vols, 

 one 8vo, the other 4to. These two issues, though each bearing the words "Fourth Edition" 

 on the printed title-pages, are absolutely distinct— the plates in each being printed on paper 

 of different sizes. Ornithology begins in the 8vo at p. 153, and in the 4to at p. 133.— Whence 

 it appears that in the body of this Bibliography I have got the editions of Pennant badly 

 mixed up, and otherwise very defective. 

 1789. AValcott, T. Synopsis of British Birds. . . . 



The story has always gone that Waleott, being dissatisfied with the book, had nearly the 

 whole impression destroyed ; but copies do not seem to be rare. 

 1794-1819. Donovan, E. The Natural History of British Birds ; . . . 



I have made a bad break in citing this work as of "2 vols, in one", with "48" plates, and 

 of dates "1794-95." 



According to Prof. Newton's memoranda, the work is in 10 vols., with 244 plates, of dates 

 1794-1819.— Vol. I, 1794.— Vol II, 1795.- Vol. Ill, — ? ; "new ed." 1815; after "By E.Dono- 

 van"; in the title conies | A New Edition. | and then as before.- Vol. IV, 1797.— Vol. V, — ?; 

 1820 ; after " specimens" in the title comes | By E. Donovan, F. L. S. W. S. | Author of the 

 Natur.al Histories of British Fishes, Insect.*, Shells, Quadrupeds, &c. | In ten volumes. | V(jl. 

 V. I London: | printed for the author; | and for F. C. and J. PJvington, 62, St. Paul's Church- 

 Tard, | and 3, Waterloo-Place, Pall-Mall ; | By R. Gilbert, St. John's-S(iuare, Clerkenwell. | 

 1820.— Vol. VI, 1809.— Vol. VII, 1816.— Vol. VIII, 1817.— Vol. IX, 1818.— Vol. X, 1819.— The 

 title-pages of all, excepting III and V, are alike, mutatis mutandis ; the last has the imprint- 

 London: I printed for the Author; and for F. C. and J. Rivington, No. U3, 1 St. Paul's Chuich- 

 Tard, and No. 3, Waterloo-Place, I Pall-Mall. 1819. | 

 1797-1804. Bewick, T. History of British Birds. . . . 



Respecting the two issues of Vol. I, Laud Birds, 1797, Prof. Newton remarks: "The typog- 

 raphy of these two issues is wholly distinct; the difficulty at first is to say which of them 

 was the earlier. I believe this may be decided by looking at p. 71, lines 5 and 6, where the 

 words "bill, nostrils, and even nuind the eyes" of what seems to be the oldest issue are 

 replaced in the later by "bill and nostrils, as far as the eyes"— the last expression being 

 retained in subsequent editions. On the other hand, on p. 145 we have, in what I take to be 

 the earlier issue, '"Schceniclus" which in the later is still farther corrupted into '' Sahaini- 

 clus"; but on the reverse of p. 335 in one issue the third ed. of Bewick's "Quadrupeds" is 

 announced as lately published, while in the other the announcement is that the fourth ed. of 

 th.at work "speedily will be published"; which seems to be final and decisive." 

 The 3d ed., 1809, is said to bo the worst, owing to bad paper. 



In the 8th ed., 1847, some of the woodcuts have utterly failed, but the majority show details 

 better than in any other ed. 



An elaborate Catalogue of works illustrated by Bewick and his brother John was published 

 hy John Gray Bell, London, 1851. 

 1799? Anon. Onr [British] Song Birds. . . . 



Doubtless of quite recent date. Qu., a reprint of Albin'a.book ? 

 1799. PULTENEY, R. Catalogues | of the | Birds, Shells, and some of the | more rare 

 Plants, of I Dorsetshire. | From the | new and enlarged edition of | Mr. Hutch- 

 ins's History of that County. | By Richard Pulteuey, M. D. F. R. S. Lond. &, 

 Ediub. I and Fellow of the Liuntean Society. | London, printed by J.Nichols, | 

 for the use of the compiler and his friends. | MDCCXCIX. 1 vol. folio. 

 Title and pp. 92. 



Ornithology occupies pp. 1-22.- An enlarged ed. appeared in 1813. See also M.vxsel-Pley- 

 DELL, 1874. Cf. lUs, 1874, p. 447. 

 1804. Bewick, T. History | of | British Birds. | The Figures engraved on wood by T. 

 Bewick. I Vol. II! Water Birds. | [Cut.] | Newcastle: | printed by Edward 

 Walker, for T. Bewick: sold by him, and | Longman and Rees, London. | 

 [Price 18s. in Boards. ] | 1804. 

 This is the full title of Vol. II. See the date 1797-1804, in the body of this Bibliography. 

 1815-22. Hunt, J. British | Ornithology; | containing portraits of all the | British 

 Birds, I including those of foreign origin, | which have become domesticated; 

 I drawn, engraved and coloured | by J[ohn]. Hunt | with descriptions com- 

 piled from the | works of the most | Esteemed Naturalists, | & arranged 

 according to the j'LiuniBan Classification. | Vol, I [-III]. | Inscribed by Per- 



