Author: George Edward Dobson

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Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 9781332324927

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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Chiroptera: In the Collection British Museum This Volume contains a complete account of all the species of Bats known at present, 400 in number, of which 85 are desiderata in the British Museum. In the year 1843, when the 'List of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum' was published by order of the Trustees, 136 species represented by 418 specimens were contained in the Museum; 2666 specimens are enumerated in this Catalogue, an increase chiefly due to the indefatigable zeal of the former Keeper of the Department, the late Dr. J. E. Gray, who at various times devoted himself to a systematic study of some of the families. The present Catalogue probably contains only a fraction of existing species: but it is hoped that it will be a stimulus to collectors and students to pay more attention to this difficult and obscure group of animals than has been the case hitherto. The Trustees have fortunately secured for the preparation of this Work the services of Mr. George Edward Dobson, M. A., who for many years has made this branch his special study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Catalogue of the Chiroptera written by George Edward Dobson and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Chiroptera: In the Collection British Museum This Volume contains a complete account of all the species of Bats known at present, 400 in number, of which 85 are desiderata in the British Museum. In the year 1843, when the 'List of Mammalia in the Collection of the British Museum' was published by order of the Trustees, 136 species represented by 418 specimens were contained in the Museum; 2666 specimens are enumerated in this Catalogue, an increase chiefly due to the indefatigable zeal of the former Keeper of the Department, the late Dr. J. E. Gray, who at various times devoted himself to a systematic study of some of the families. The present Catalogue probably contains only a fraction of existing species: but it is hoped that it will be a stimulus to collectors and students to pay more attention to this difficult and obscure group of animals than has been the case hitherto. The Trustees have fortunately secured for the preparation of this Work the services of Mr. George Edward Dobson, M. A., who for many years has made this branch his special study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.