The Natural History of Birds: From the French of the Count de Buffon; Illustrated with Engravings, and a Preface, Notes, and Additions, by the Translator - Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology - Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781108022989 - November 25, 2010
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The Natural History of Birds: From the French of the Count de Buffon; Illustrated with Engravings, and a Preface, Notes, and Additions, by the Translator - Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology

Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de

The Natural History of Birds: From the French of the Count de Buffon; Illustrated with Engravings, and a Preface, Notes, and Additions, by the Translator - Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) was a leading French naturalist. These volumes, first published between 1770 and 1783 and translated into English in 1793, contain Buffon's description of various bird species and provide the first comprehensive account of eighteenth-century ornithology. Volume 1 covers birds of prey.


492 pages, 29 b/w illus.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 25, 2010
ISBN13 9781108022989
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 492
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 28 mm   ·   620 g
Language English