Project Gutenberg 2008-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 73 McClymont, James Roxburgh Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The Rukh of Marco Polo The Penguins and the Seals of the Angra de Sam Bràs The Banda Islands and the Bandan Birds The Etymology of the Name 'Emu' Australian Birds in 1697 New Zealand Birds in 1772 Produced by David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects" by James Roxburgh McClymont is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This book delves into topics related to bird species, their historical sightings, and ornithological lore from earlier explorers and travelers, reflecting significant interests and studies from the age of discovery. The book is structured as a collection of essays that explore various facets of early ornithological knowledge. Among the subjects discussed are the mythical "rukh" of Marco Polo’s narratives, the penguins and seals encountered during Vasco da Gama's voyages, and the etymology of terms like "emu." McClymont provides historical context by examining the discoveries made by explorers in Australia, New Zealand, and the Banda Islands, while also considering the linguistic origins of bird names. Each essay not only presents factual ornithological data but also intertwines the wonder and often fanciful tales surrounding the observations of these birds, offering readers insights into how early scientists and navigators perceived avifauna in unfamiliar territories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Birds Ornithology -- History QL Text Animals-Wild-Birds Natural History Biology Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 80627 80631 2024-10-10T12:59:10.632841 2023-09-11T05:10:52.731655 text/html text/html 77134 2021-01-03T07:42:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 685429 2021-01-03T07:42:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 796754 2024-10-10T12:59:19.490803 application/epub+zip 794547 2024-10-10T12:59:15.309787 application/epub+zip 84662 2024-10-10T12:59:13.568805 application/epub+zip 992034 2024-10-10T12:59:22.430760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 973166 2024-10-10T12:59:17.884779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262237 2022-09-11T10:22:21.887859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59801 59591 2024-10-10T12:59:09.997818 2023-09-11T05:10:52.323645 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59598 2021-01-03T07:42:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23588 2021-01-03T07:42:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 59615 2021-01-03T07:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23514 2021-01-03T07:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22004 2024-10-10T12:59:22.577750 application/rdf+xml 23184 2024-10-10T12:59:14.130802 image/jpeg 4947 2024-10-10T12:59:13.852811 image/jpeg 784947 2024-10-10T12:59:10.660857 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog