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

Lord Francis Conyngham

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

a silverfish (Fig

19th July 1963

John Hurst

'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