Edward Donovan (1768 – February 1, 1837), Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist (ornithology and entomology).

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1792 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1792. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 1: Pl. 1-36. BHL

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1795 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1795. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 4: Pl. 109-144. BHL

1796 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1796. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 5: Pl. 145-180. BHL

1797 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1797. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 6: Pl. 181-216. BHL

1798 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1798. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 7: Pl. 217-252. BHL Reference page

1799 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1799-1803; The natural history of British shells : including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain, systematically arranged in the Linnean manner, with scientific and general observations on each / British shells. (5 volumes).
  • Donovan, E. 1799. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 8: Pl. 252-288. BHL

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  • Donovan, E., 1800-1804. An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India, and of the islands in the Indian seas. Lepidoptera, plates 15-51. T. Bensley, London. BHL. Reference page
  • Donovan, E. 1800. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 9: Pl. 289-324. BHL

1801 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1801. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 10: Pl. 325-360. BHL Reference page

1804 edit

  • Donovan E., 1804. The Natural History of British Fishes: Including Scientific and General Descriptions of the Most Interesting Species, and an Extensive Selection of Accurately … Volume III.

1805 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1805. An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite and other islands..., 41 plates, text. Author, London. BHLReference page
  • Donovan, E. 1805. Descriptive excursions through South Wales and Monmouthshire in the year 1804, and the four preceding summers, Volume 1. GoogleBooks  Reference page

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1807 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1807. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 12: Pl. 397-432. BHL

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1810 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1810. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 14: Pl. 469-504. BHL

1811 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1811. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 15: Pl. 505-540. BHL

1813 edit

  • Donovan, E. 1813. The natural history of British insects: explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, œconomy, &c. 16: Pl. 541-576. BHL Reference page

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