Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre Occasional Publication ORNITHOLOGY IN CUMBRIA IN THE 16TH, 17TH, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES: A BIBLIOGRAPHY No.3, Issue 1 August 2017 Illustration of Isabelline Wheatear from Rev. H.A. Macpherson’s A Vertebrate Fauna of Lakeland (1892) Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre collects, collates, manages and disseminates information relating to the biodiversity and geodiversity of the county on a not-for-profit basis, enabling others to better understand, protect and foster the natural environment of the region. Tel: 01228 618717 Email:
[email protected] Post: Tullie House Museum, Castle Street, Carlisle. CA3 8TP Twitter: @CumbriaBDC Ornithology in Cumbria in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries: a bibliography 1 Ornithology in Cumbria in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries: a bibliography Robin M. Sellers,* Allen F. Armsby† and David Shackleton§ * Crag House, Ellerslie Park, Gosforth, Cumbria CA20 1BL; e-mail:
[email protected] † 10 Cairn Wood, Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 9AH. § 8 Burnbanks, Bampton, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2RW. Abstract: This document presents a list with full bibliographic details of publications relating to birds in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands published between the 16th and 19th centuries, together with details of where copies of the documents can be found (if known). Keywords: bibliography, birds, Cumberland, Lancashire, Westmorland Recommended citation: R.M.Sellers, A.F.Armsby and D.Shackleton, (2017), Cumbrian Biodiversity Data Centre Occasional Publication No.3, Issue 1, Ornithology in Cumbria the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries: a bibliography. Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 The development of ornithology in Cumbria ..................................................................................................