The Annals And Magazine Of Natural History Including Zoology Botany And Geology Vol 5

Excerpt from The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Vol. 5: Being a Continuation of the "Annals" Combined With Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History; Fourth Series XXII. Descriptions of some new Species of Birds from Southern Asia. By arthur, Viscount walden, p.z.s. &c. 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.

Excerpt from The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 5: Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Being a Continuation of the 'Annals' Combined With Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History Notwithstanding the fact that this Rotifer has been known to exist for nearly one hundred and thirty years, forming as it unquestionably does one of the most interesting objects for microscopical exhibition, still much remains to be learnt concerning its anatomy. Having recently secured some very large specimens, I naturally consulted the last monograph (1) with which I am acquainted, and was astonished to find how great were the differences of opinion concerning the most fundamental points of its anatomy. It then occurred to me to try if some of these points could not be determined by means of serial sec tions, since all other means had failed; and my results, although good, still leave considerable room for improvement. 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.

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