Nitzsch's Pterylography

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Excerpt from Nitzsch's Pterylography: Translated From the GermanThe original edition of Nitzch's Pterylography was edited from the manuscripts of the deceased Naturalist by Dr. Herman Burmeister, his successor in the professorial chair, under circumstances which are fully explained in the second preface. The present translation has been executed for the Ray Society by Mr. W. S. Dallas, whose well-known name is a sufficient guarantee for the general accuracy of the work. A certain number of Germanisms and foreign modes of expression will be found in it, but these will be readily intelligible, and it has been thought better to make a slight sacrifice of freedom of expression to a faithful rendering of the original text. In one or two instances Nitzsch appears to have used certain terms rather loosely, and there is, of course, a corresponding vagueness in the translation. But it must be recollected that the work was left in ms. By the author himself, and edited by another, who, although one of the most eminent Naturalists of the present day, and in every way highly qualified for the task, may not, perhaps, have thought himself justified in making such alterations as would have been certainly introduced by the Author upon re-perusal of his own work.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.