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1776-77. [Penxant, T.] IJritisli Zoolojry. . . . 



The oris, ed., 1 vol. I'olii., dates ]7()0, 7. i-. The 2d ed., 3 vols., Rvo, datp.s 1708. The ed. of 

 1770, 1 vol.. 8\-o, iimst count as the third. There are two issue.s of dale n7{)-77, eaeh in 4 vols, 

 one 8vo, the other 4to. These two issues, thoufih eaeh bearinii tlu' words " Fourth Edition" 

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

 ofdilferent sizes. Ornithology begins in the Svo at p. 15;!, and in the 4to at p. 133. — Whence 

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

 mixed up, and otherwise very defective. 



1789. Walcott, T. Syuopsis of Briti.sli Birds. . . . 



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

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



1794-1819. DoxoVAX, E. Tlie, Natural History of British Dinls ; . . . 



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 comes | A New Edition. | and then as before. — Vol. IV, 1797. — Vol. V, — ?; 

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

 Natural Histories of British Fish( s. Insects, Shells, Quadrupeds, &c. | In ten volumes. | V(d. 

 T. I London: | printed for thi' author; | and for F. C. and J. Ilivingtou, 02, St. Paul's Church- 

 Tard, | and 3, Waterloo- Plate, Pall-Mail ; | By R. Gilbert, St. Jobn's-S(iuare, Cleikenwell. | 

 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 h;i8 the imprint — 

 London : | printed for the Author ; and for F. C. and J. Riviugton, No. 03, | St. Paul's Church- 

 Yard, and No. 3, Waterloo-Place, I Pail-Mall. 1819. | 



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



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

 raphy of these two issues is wh(dly distinct; the difHculty at tirst is to say which of them 

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

 words "bill, nostrils, and even round 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, " Schcenicliis'' which in the later is still further corrM])tfd into '' Sahceni- 

 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 anntmncemeut is that the fourth ed. of 

 that work "speedily will lie published " ; which seems to be final and decisive." 

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



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

 better than in any other ed. 



An elaborate Catalogue of works illnstrated by Bewick iind his brotlier John was published 

 by John Gray Bell, London, 1851. 

 1799? Anon. Oar [British] Song Bird.s. . . . 



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

 1799. PULTEXEY, R. Catahigues | of the | Birds, Shells, and sonic of (ht" | more rare 

 Plants, of I Dorsetshire. | From the | new and eularjjced edition of | Mr. Ilnteh- 

 ins's History of that County. | By Ri(diard Pulteney, M. D. F. R. S. Lond. &. 

 Edinb. | andFellowof the Linna'an Society. | London, i)rinfed by . J. Nichols, | 

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

 Title and pp. 9-2. 



Ornithology occupies pp. 1-22.- An enlarged ed. appeared in 1813. Sec also M.\XSKL-Pley- 

 DELL, 1874. Cf. Ibis, 1874, p. 447. 

 1804. Bewick, T. History | of | Briti.sh Birds. | The Figures engraved on wood l)y T. 

 Bewick. | Vol. IL Water Birds. | [Cut.] | Newcastle: | printed by Edward 

 Walker, for T. Bewick: sold by him, and | Longman :ind Ree.s, 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 dra'wn, engraved and coloured | by J[ohn]. Hunt | with descriptions com- 

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

 accordiug to the | Liuuteau Classilicatiou. ] Vol. I [-111]. | Inscribed by Per- 



