“A good ornithologist should be able to distinguish birds by their air as well as by their colours and shape; on the ground as well as on the wing, and in the bush as well as in the hand.”

About Gilbert White

Naturalist • English

Gilbert White was a pioneering English parson-naturalist and ornithologist, best known for his influential work, 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.' Born in Selborne, Hampshire, he spent most of his life...