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William Yarrell

English zoologist, naturalist and bookseller

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  • A history of British fishes / By William Yarrell ... Illustrated by nearly 400 woodcuts.

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  • William Yarrell. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1849.
  • William Yarrell. Photograph by Maull & Polyblank.

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14 works

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    On the structure of the beak and its muscles in the crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) / by William Yarrell.

    Yarrell, William, 1784-1856. | Date: [1829]
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    A history of British fishes / By William Yarrell ... Illustrated by nearly 400 woodcuts.

    Yarrell, William, 1784-1856. | Date: 1836
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    Observations on the tapir of America / [William Yarrell].

    Yarrell, William, 1784-1856 | Date: [1829]
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    On the structure of the beak and its muscles in the crossbill / [William Yarrell].

    Yarrell, William, 1784-1856 | Date: [1829]
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    Observations on the tracheae of birds / [William Yarrell].

    Yarrell, William, 1784-1856 | Date: [1827]
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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Related topics

United Kingdom
Birds

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