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History, part 6: the canary at the dawn of ornithology

Posted on 01/04/2016 by Huw Evans Leave a comment
Up to now we have been concentrating on events in France during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. You may have noticed that I have not mentioned any French references to the canary during that period.  That is because I have not found any!... Read More
Posted in General, HistoryTagged Aldrovandi Gesner history Olina ornithology

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