Henry G. Vennor
Published: 2015-07-20
Total Pages: 170
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Excerpt from Our Birds of Prey: Or the Eagles, Hawks, and Owls of Canada "It is frequently a matter of surprise, to those little versed in ornithological science, that although we have already several works relating to Ornithology, and more especially to that of our own island, yet that others, apparently with a similar aim, are almost continually issuing from the press. 'Why, ' say they, 'should we have the same history so often over?' Now, though this shallow mode of argument appears sufficiently plausible to the 'general reader, ' the experienced ornithologist at once perceives the emptiness and the absurdity of the remark. If each succeeding author did tell the same story, surely no one would take the needless trouble of consulting his works. But the fact is, that Nature can never be exhausted, and however long and minute the descriptions of the economy of any bird may be, much yet remains to be added. "No work treating of our Ornithology, hitherto published, has been without its due share of errors and defects; and, indeed, all that we can ever hope to achieve with regard to the habits of our feathered tribes, is to add as much as possible to their biographies." - (Woods "British Song Birds.") 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 format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.