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The Naturalist's Repository, Volume 1 (of 5) / or Monthly Miscellany of Exotic Natural History: etc. etc.

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By E. Donovan
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The volume assembles elegantly coloured plates of exotic flora and fauna accompanied by scientific and general descriptions, organized as a monthly miscellany emphasizing scarce or recently discovered specimens from foreign climates. Each entry pairs a detailed engraving with taxonomic notes, habitat observations, and provenance drawn from private and public collections, producing a compendium of mammals, birds, fishes, insects, shells, and other marine productions. Introductory remarks outline the work's aims and sources, and indices and plates are provided to aid readers and collectors seeking concise records of rare natural curiosities.

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Title: The Naturalist's Repository, Volume 1 (of 5)

Author: E. Donovan

Release date: May 1, 2017 [eBook #54639]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NATURALIST'S REPOSITORY, VOLUME 1 (OF 5) ***
Transcriber Notes
  • Obvious typos and punctuation errors corrected. Spelling of names Lamarck and Bruguière standardized, otherwise variations in spelling, capitalization and hyphenation retained.
  • “var” is sometimes italicized, other times not. It has been kept as printed.
  • Corrections printed in the text as a note to THE BINDER have been made. In addition, plates 19 and 20 were reversed in the original. These plates have been swapped so that the correct image precedes the chapter that discusses it.
  • Missing title text “PLATE VI” added at the start of its chapter.
  • Missing entry for Plate 36 in the Index has been added. “Polita, Nerita, var; Pink-Banded Variety of the Thick Polished Nerit 36”
  • There are entries in the Index that don’t seem to correspond to specific text in the related plate chapter, but may refer to a plant that is in the plate background.
  • The author uses asterisks in varying numbers in front of some descriptive text at the beginning of plate chapters. There are also a couple of asterisks within the text that appear similar to footnote indicators, but a corresponding footnote does not seem to exist. These asterisks have been left in the text in their original location.
  • If the device allows, plate images may be clicked upon to load a larger version.
  • The cover has been created by the transcriber from elements in the book and is placed in the public domain.

THE
NATURALIST’S REPOSITORY,
OR
Monthly Miscellany
OF
EXOTIC NATURAL HISTORY:

CONSISTING OF
ELEGANTLY COLOURED PLATES WITH APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC
AND GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS
OF THE MOST CURIOUS, SCARCE, AND BEAUTIFUL
PRODUCTIONS OF NATURE
THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY DISCOVERED
IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD;
AND MORE ESPECIALLY SUCH
NOVELTIES
As from their extreme Rarity remain entirely undescribed, or which have
not been duly noticed by any preceding Naturalists.
THE WHOLE COMPOSED ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF
The Science,
AND FORMING COLLECTIVELY A TRULY VALUABLE
COMPENDIUM OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES
OF
QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS, SHELLS,
MARINE PRODUCTIONS,
AND EVERY OTHER INTERESTING OBJECT OF NATURAL HISTORY,
THE PRODUCE OF FOREIGN CLIMATES.
BY E. DONOVAN, F.L.S. W.S. &c.
VOL. I.
London:
PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR AND W. SIMPKIN AND R. MARSHALL,
STATIONERS’ HALL COURT, LUDGATE STREET.
1823.
Plummer and Brewis, Printers,
Love Lane, Eastcheap.