'Four curious Beaks of Birds, but little known' Finish:none John Hurst

John Hurst

Botanical study of sneezewort (Ptarmica vulgaris) and common yarrow (Millefolium vulgaris)

1 2 From Boat Harbour

Que les Anglaises sont Betes'

Elizabeth of Woodville

'Four curious Beaks of Birds, but little known' Finish:none John HurstOrnithological studies of the skulls and bills of exotic birds. Figure A is most likely the Black skimmer Rynchops niger from North America. Figure B is the Rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros from Sumatra. Figures C and D are other, unidentified hornbills from the Philippines and Sumatra. Plate 281 from chapter 71 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c, by George Edwards, volume 2 (London, for