Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Ibis, 1873, Vol. 3: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology
When the British Ornithologists' Union was in stituted at Cambridge in 1858, who would have ventured to prophecy that the Society and its Organ would attain such dimensions and such success? Yet our Union now comprehends ninety-four Mem bers, and our Journal has reached its 15th volume. Nor does there seem any reason why our numbers should diminish or our volumes cease to appear. Though some of our original members have (i regret to say) become rather sparing of their contributions to the ibis, ' a new generation of ornithologists is arising who show no symptoms of falling behind their predecessors, either in field-work abroad or in cabinet-work at home. To these, as well as to those of the older generation who have contributed to these pages and otherwise assisted us in our arduous undertaking, our best thanks are hereby offered. 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.
