. Genera of birds . i ^^^jse^ *;f. E O N D for ELITE MB C CIIXXI. ADVERTISEMENT. HIS trifle was written in the year 1772, and prefented toDo&or Robert Ramsay, Profeflbr of Natural Hiftory inEdinburgh, for the ufe of the clafs over which he prefided. Heprinted one impreflion in the following yearj and then refignedto me the copy. Death deprived the community of a worthy member, in thelofs of my friend, on December 15th, 1778. I fuffer the Dedica-tion to remain in this edition, as a fmall monument to his me-mory ; and of the efteem in which I held a gentleman, ever activein all go


. Genera of birds . i ^^^jse^ *;f. E O N D for ELITE MB C CIIXXI. ADVERTISEMENT. HIS trifle was written in the year 1772, and prefented toDo&or Robert Ramsay, Profeflbr of Natural Hiftory inEdinburgh, for the ufe of the clafs over which he prefided. Heprinted one impreflion in the following yearj and then refignedto me the copy. Death deprived the community of a worthy member, in thelofs of my friend, on December 15th, 1778. I fuffer the Dedica-tion to remain in this edition, as a fmall monument to his me-mory ; and of the efteem in which I held a gentleman, ever activein all good offices to Downing, Dec. aoth, 1780. THOMAS PENNANT. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation T O ROBERT RAMSAY, , FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF THYSICIANS,AND PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE UNIVER-SITY OF EDINBURGH. Dear Sir, THINK myfelf happy in having an opportunity ofgiving you this mark of the fenfe I hageneraofbirds00penn


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