Description:Excerpt from Catalogue of the Syntomidae in the Collection of the British MuseumThe Trustees of the British Museum believe that the work has been undertaken under conditions which are as favourable as possible. The author, Sir George Hampson, has already shown, in his 'handbook of the Moths of British India, ' his capacity for treating the subject in a manner likely to produce confidence in his methods; he has under his hands in the Museum a collection already of exceptional richness, and rapidly increasing, and, what is of the greatest importance, he is in friendly relations with all the other workers at the group in various parts of the world.The strict regulation of the British Museum which does not allow of unique specimens being under any circumstances sent away from the establishment, though on the whole salutary as regards the preservation and ultimate accessibility of type specimens, has undoubtedly its disadvantages in relation to the interchange of facilities for examination; but it is gratifying to be able to report to how great an extent these disadvantages have been overcome, thanks to the courtesy of so many entomologists which it is now my privilege to acknowledge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Catalogue of the Syntomidae in the Collection of the British Museum (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Catalogue of the Syntomidae in the Collection of the British Museum (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Description: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Syntomidae in the Collection of the British MuseumThe Trustees of the British Museum believe that the work has been undertaken under conditions which are as favourable as possible. The author, Sir George Hampson, has already shown, in his 'handbook of the Moths of British India, ' his capacity for treating the subject in a manner likely to produce confidence in his methods; he has under his hands in the Museum a collection already of exceptional richness, and rapidly increasing, and, what is of the greatest importance, he is in friendly relations with all the other workers at the group in various parts of the world.The strict regulation of the British Museum which does not allow of unique specimens being under any circumstances sent away from the establishment, though on the whole salutary as regards the preservation and ultimate accessibility of type specimens, has undoubtedly its disadvantages in relation to the interchange of facilities for examination; but it is gratifying to be able to report to how great an extent these disadvantages have been overcome, thanks to the courtesy of so many entomologists which it is now my privilege to acknowledge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Catalogue of the Syntomidae in the Collection of the British Museum (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Catalogue of the Syntomidae in the Collection of the British Museum (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.