Excerpt from Synoptical Catalogue of British Birds: Intended to Identify the Species Mentioned by Different Names in Several Catalogues Already Extant When first I read the Catalogue of Birds, newly printed by my friend Dr. Leach, of the British Mu seum, I found some difficulty in attaching distinct ideas of the species to the names he has adopted, on account of their newness, and the want of customary provincial names subjoined, by which one might be assisted in finding out what species he intended. Having heard many other persons express the same difiiculty, I thought a Catalogue of Birds, with the two sets of names put together, side by side, might be acceptable to many 1eade1s And I have, therefore, ventured to lay the following sheets before the publick, and have separated according to the natural division of the subject, on the means of distinguishing birds at a distance by their flight, song, forms, and colours; and when near, by their other generic and specific differences, and on other branches of Ornithology. 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.