The Coues Check List of North American Birds

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Estes and Lauriat, 1882 - 165 стор.
 

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Сторінка 4 - The more closely this matter was scrutinized, the more evidences of inconsistency, negligence, or ignorance were discovered in our habitual use of names. It was therefore determined to submit the current catalogue of North American birds to a rigid examination, with reference to the spelling, pronunciation, and derivation of every name, — in short, to revise the list from a philological as well as an ornithological standpoint.

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