Excerpt from A Sketch of Madeira: Containing Information for the Traveller, or Invalid Visitor To my father, who has furnished me with a geological account of the island, as well as with a notice of its ancient history, I am much indebted. My thanks are also due to W. Yarrell, Esq., for his kind ness in enabling me to compare the birds of Madeira with English specimens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.