<P> William Turner 's Historia Avium ( History of Birds ) , published at Cologne in 1544 , was an early ornithological work from England . He noted the commonness of kites in English cities where they snatched food out of the hands of children . He included folk beliefs such as those of anglers . Anglers believed that the osprey emptied their fishponds and would kill them , mixing the flesh of the osprey into their fish bait . Turner 's work reflected the violent times in which he lived , and stands in contrast to later works such as Gilbert White 's The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne that were written in a tranquil era . </P>
<P> William Turner 's Historia Avium ( History of Birds ) , published at Cologne in 1544 , was an early ornithological work from England . He noted the commonness of kites in English cities where they snatched food out of the hands of children . He included folk beliefs such as those of anglers . Anglers believed that the osprey emptied their fishponds and would kill them , mixing the flesh of the osprey into their fish bait . Turner 's work reflected the violent times in which he lived , and stands in contrast to later works such as Gilbert White 's The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne that were written in a tranquil era . </P>
english ornothologist who wrote a history of british birds
english ornothologist who wrote a history of british birds
William Turner
William Turner