Project Gutenberg 2013-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 108 Swainson, William 1789 1855 Swainson, W. (William) Zoological Illustrations, Second Series, Volume 2 or, Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 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, Second Series, Volume 2" by William Swainson is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work focuses on original figures and detailed descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animal species primarily from the fields of ornithology, entomology, and conchology. Swainson, a renowned naturalist and ornithologist, catalogues various species, providing insightful observations on their classification and biological significance. The beginning of this volume sets the tone for a serious academic discourse on zoology, reflecting on the state of scientific inquiry and the lack of sufficient support for zoological studies in Britain at the time. The preface outlines frustrations with superficial studies in natural history while acknowledging recent discoveries and advancements in the field. The opening then transitions into detailed descriptions and illustrations of various animal species, including birds, butterflies, and mollusks, complete with their classifications, habitats, and behaviors, illustrating Swainson's commitment to the meticulous documentation of zoological diversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Pictorial works QL Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 209780 209779 2024-09-18T12:52:12.270217 2023-09-19T08:36:34.306315 text/html text/html 207432 2013-10-29T15:01:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 16897514 2013-10-29T15:03:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18326898 2024-09-18T12:52:32.663086 application/epub+zip 18310401 2024-09-18T12:52:17.693172 application/epub+zip 127270 2024-09-18T12:52:13.218219 application/epub+zip 16113470 2024-09-18T12:52:41.879058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 16076245 2024-09-18T12:52:27.236193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161630 2022-09-20T06:25:53.624515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133172 132967 2024-09-18T12:52:10.955217 2023-09-19T08:36:32.908289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 132951 2013-10-29T15:01:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48567 2013-10-29T15:03:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133097 2013-10-29T15:02:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48524 2013-10-29T15:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20144 2024-09-18T12:52:42.076077 application/rdf+xml 19034 2024-09-18T12:52:13.625183 image/jpeg 4059 2024-09-18T12:52:13.421187 image/jpeg 18261284 2024-09-18T12:52:12.509242 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