Onomasticon Zoicon, Plerorumque Animalium Differentias & Nomina Propria pluribus Linguis exponens. Cui accedunt Mantissa Anatomica; Et quædam De Variis Fossilium Generibus.

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The 1st work by an English author to add illustrations to a list of birds. VG, 1st ed, 1668, 8 pls, 4 ills. In full vellum. Internally, half title, [20], 213, [2], [2] half titles, [1], 217-309, [1], [34] indexes, 8 pls (7 folding), 4 illustrations (2 full page), text block edges speckled red, later endpapers, 1 pl with repaired tear, small spot to margin of 1st 4 leaves, paper repair to half title, faint edge browning, very occasional foxing. (ESTC R16157. Wing C3688 & BritishBirds.co Nissen 872. NormanII 362). 200*151 mm. Latin text, with some Greek and English terms included. Page 195 misnumbered 165, misprinted divisional title De variis fossilim generibus on verso of leaf 2E4 is followed by corrected divisional title De variis fossilium generibus on leaf 2F1 recto, with all the index. with all the indexes. (sig. Yy1). In addition to the British Birds he mentions many exotic ones, several of which were kept in the kings menagerie. Had been published in 1677 with title: Exercitationes de differentie & nominibus animalium, includes bibliographical references and index. Charleton, physician and natural philosopher. See ODNB.