'Four curious Beaks of Birds, but little known' Finish:none Lord Francis Conyngham

Lord Francis Conyngham

and together with the line-up of guests already signed it looks as though we are heading for our biggest season ever

Que les Anglaises sont Betes'

1 2 From Boat Harbour

'Four curious Beaks of Birds, but little known' Finish:none Lord Francis ConynghamOrnithological 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