It was not until the end of the eighteenth century that migration as an explanation for the winter disappearance of birds from northern climes was accepted. Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds (Volume 1, 1797) mentions a report from "a very intelligent master of a vessel" who, "between the islands of Minorca and Majorca, saw great numbers of Swallows flying northward", and states the situation in Britain as follows:
It was not until the end of the eighteenth century that migration as an explanation for the winter disappearance of birds from northern climes was accepted . Thomas Bewick 's A History of British Birds ( Volume 1 , 1797 ) mentions a report from " a very intelligent master of a vessel " who , " between the islands of Minorca and Majorca , saw great numbers of Swallows flying northward " , and states the situation in Britain as follows :
What year was Thomas Bewick's book published?
What year was Thomas Bewick 's book published ?
1797
1797