Drawn and Described by JOHN DUNCAN.
This volume contains about 400 drawings of birds by John Duncan, naturalist and artist. The drawings are accompanied by a concise description of each bird.
Mr. Chas. Dixon, in the Introduction to this work, says:—"Just a century ago, British naturalists and the British public were captivated by the first volume of Bewick's classic History of British Birds—a work, completed by the issue of the second volume seven years later, that gave more or less accurate pictures of all the species, and one that has retained a high place in the affections of ornithologists and artistic people generally down to the present time. To a certain extent, Mr. Duncan's volume very closely resembles the immortal engraver on wood; and in some respects, as those who have the pleasure of inspecting his remarkable series of drawings will find for themselves, it is superior. The present book, so far as British birds are concerned, is practically unique. For the first time, an up-to-date manual, containing an accurate and artistic picture of every species, is placed within the reach of the multitude by reason of its very modest price."
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