The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated, Vol. 2: Birds There were, nevertheless, even among these travel lers, some few, such as Feuillée and Molina, better versed in the study of nature, and trusting to their eyes rather than to their ears, whose Observations con tributed to throw a strong shade of suspicion over the miraculous tales of their less circumspect predecessors. But it was reserved for one of the most scientific of modern travellers, the learned Baron Von Humboldt, completely to dispel the mist of prejudice which had so long enveloped the history of the Condor, and to describe that bird such as it really exists, to reduce its dimensions, its powers, and its propensities, within their just and natural limits, and to exhibit a faithful and highly interesting portrait in the place of an extra vagant and grossly exaggerated caricature. TO the Essay on the Natural History of the Condor, which forms part of the Zoological Observations made by him in conjunction with M. Bonpland, we are ndebted not only for the removal of a prevailing delusion, but also for the most authentic information which we pos sess with regard to the habits of the living bird in its free and native state. 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.