Project Gutenberg 2012-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 195 Swainson, William 1789 1855 Swainson, W. (William) Zoological Illustrations, Volume 2 or, Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Zoological Illustrations, Volume 2" by William Swainson is a scientific publication likely written in the early 19th century. This work focuses on new, rare, and interesting animals, primarily from the fields of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and aims to provide comprehensive figures and descriptions based on the principles established by renowned zoologists like Cuvier. The opening of this volume introduces various species of birds, insects, and shellfish, detailing their physical characteristics and habitats. Each entry includes a specific description along with the genus and species names, often highlighting the connections between related species. The author, aided by Mr. Leadbeater and other contributors, aims to document previously unexplored or underreported species, emphasizing the need for meticulous scientific observation in the fields of natural history and taxonomy. Each description is both technical and descriptive, appealing to naturalists and scholars interested in the rich diversity of animal life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Pictorial works QL Text Animal Animals-Wild Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 257374 256655 2024-10-16T15:10:19.185783 2023-09-17T08:56:08.732042 text/html text/html 246546 2012-04-17T14:52:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 10942935 2012-04-17T14:55:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 13247858 2024-10-16T15:10:40.873711 application/epub+zip 13229724 2024-10-16T15:10:25.524768 application/epub+zip 140777 2024-10-16T15:10:21.794793 application/epub+zip 13572229 2024-10-16T15:10:50.783662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13529892 2024-10-16T15:10:36.225747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199195 2022-09-18T06:20:46.338247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185679 185476 2024-10-16T15:10:17.312769 2023-09-17T08:56:07.451013 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 185002 2012-04-17T14:52:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63209 2012-04-17T14:55:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185178 2012-04-17T14:53:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62965 2012-04-17T14:55:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21756 2024-10-16T15:10:51.000624 application/rdf+xml 16001 2024-10-16T15:10:22.401747 image/jpeg 3765 2024-10-16T15:10:22.100794 image/jpeg 13181787 2024-10-16T15:10:19.403787 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