| | The birds of the Belgian Congo, part 1 : Electronic version |
 | | Save in general surveys of birds of the whole continent, such as Professor Anton Reichenow's `Die Vögel Afrikas,' no comprehensive attempt to list the birds of the Congo, either as a political or a geographical area, had previously been made. |
 | | Despite the merit of Professor Reichenow's admirable work, which continues a mainstay of African ornithologists even to-day, his treatment of the Congo was certainly less complete than of any similar area south of the Sahara. |
 | | We venture to affirm that the present area is of the highest importance in a general discussion of bird distribution throughout Africa. |
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