A Catalogue of the Collection of Birds

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Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Collection of Birds: Formed by the Late Hugh Edwin Strickland, M.A. Fellow of the Royal, Linnean, Geological and Royal Geographical Societies, &C., &C., , Deputy Reader of Geology in the University of OxfordIn 1838 strickland largely increased his collection by purchasing about 1200 specimens from his cousin Nathaniel Constantine Strickland. Another cousin, Arthur Strickland, purchased at the same time some 500 additional specimens, which also became the property of H. E. Strickland in 1850.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.