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Hll C.I Y. I ADVERTISEMENT. THIS Work was begun a great number of years pafl:, when the empire of Great Britain was entire, and poffeffed the northern part of theN ew World with envied fplendor. At that period I formed a defign xaf colledling materials for a partial Hiftory of its Animals ;and with true pains, by various correfpondencies, made far greater progrefs in my plan than my mod fanguine expectations had framed. A bove a century ago, an illuftrious predeceflbr in the line of Natural Hiftory, who as greatly exceeded me in abilities as he did in zeal, meditated a voyage to theN ew World, in purfuance of a fimilar defign. The gentleman alluded to was Francis WiLLUGHBY, Efq; who died in 1672, on the point of putting his defign in execution. Emulous of fo illuftrious an example, I took up the objedl of his purfuit; but my many relative duties forbade me from carrying it to the length conceived by that great and good man. What he would have performed, from an adlual infpedion in the native country of the feveral fubjedls under conlideration, I muft content myfelf to do, in alefs perfedl manner, from preferved fpecimens tranfmitted to me; and offer to the world theirN atural Hiftory, taken from gentlemen or writers who have paid no ftnall attention to their manners. Let me repeat, that this Work was defigned as a iketch of jhe Zoology of North A merica.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.
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