The History of Our British Butterflies: Containing - a Full Bibliographical Note of Each Species, with Copious Extracts from the Old Authors; and Full Descriptions of All the British Species, Their Eggs, Caterpillars, Chrysalides and Varieties, with a Notice of Their Habits, Localities, Frequency, &c., &c |
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The History of Our British Butterflies: Containing a Full Bibliographical ... C. W. Dale No preview available - 2016 |
The History of Our British Butterflies: Containing a Full Bibliographical ... C. W. Dale No preview available - 2018 |
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