Catalogue of the Birds of the Tropical Islands of the Pacific Ocean: In the Collection of the British Museum (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

George Robert Gray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332005632 ISBN 13: 9781332005635

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Birds of the Tropical Islands of the Pacific Ocean: In the Collection of the British Museum The object of the present List has been to give a complete Catalogue of the species of Birds (under their respective specific names, with their synonyms) as found on the numerous Islands of the Pacific Ocean, which are situated within the tropic between the longitudes of 134 E. and 130 W. The space thus circumscribed embraces the groups of the Pelew, Ladrone, Caroline, Marshall's, Gilbert's, and Sandwich Islands, and various other scattered islands on the north of the Equator. It also includes those of the Admiralty, New Britain, New Ireland, Solomon, and Queen Charlotte's Islands, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Loyalty, Feejee, Samoan, Tonga, Cook's, Austral, Society, Low, and Marquesas Islands, as well as the other outlying islands on the south of the Equator. Latham in his 'General Synopsis' was the first author who described the different species of Birds of the numerous tropical islands, specimens of which were obtained, or were represented in the many drawings made by Sydney Parkinson, the Forsters, and Ellis, during the three Voyages undertaken by the great circumnavigator Cook. To these are added, those recorded in the zoological portions of the different foreign Voyages of discovery, as well as others which have been procured by the more modern collectors. The species contained in the Museum Collection, from one or other of the localities noticed, are exemplified by the letters B.M. It may further be observed, that specimens of some of the other species, noted in the Catalogue, may also be seen in the Museum Collection as from other localities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1332005632
• ISBN 13: 9781332005635
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80