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The volume presents detailed natural-history descriptions of African birds based on extensive field collecting and observation, combining precise morphological measurements, plumage variation, behavior, habitat notes, and distributional information. Species are arranged by groups and illustrated with numbered plates that correspond to specimens drawn from the author’s cabinet and other European collections. The text treats identification criteria, age- and season-related changes, feeding and hunting habits, and methodological remarks on specimen provenance and classification, with illustrations intended to support scientific study while remaining accessible to informed amateurs.
A J. TEMMINCK,
TRÉSORIER DE LA COMPAGNIE DES INDES,
A AMSTERDAM.
Mon ami,
Je vous adresse mon Ornithologie, comme un foible témoignage de mon estime et de ma reconnoissance; si votre modestie s’en trouve offensée, vous pardonnerez au motif bien pur qui a dicté mon offre.
Je vous salue,
LEVAILLANT.