Title
The birds of North America : the descriptions of species based chiefly on the collections in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
By
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Cassin, John, 1813-1869
Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold), 1806-1895
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1860
Notes
"The present work is, in part, a reprint of the General report on North American birds presented to the Department of War, and published in October, 1858, as one of the series of 'Reports of explorations and surveys of a railroad route to the Pacific ocean.' In this volume, however, will be found many important additions and collections."--P. [ii], 2nd page group.
Most of the plates signed: Lith. et col. Bowen & Co. Philada.
Plates with some hand-coloring.
Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., | p. 33
Anker, J. Bird books, | no. 24
Subjects
Birds
,
North America
,
Smithsonian Institution
Call Number
QL681 .B138
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.104726
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/09017559
OCLC:
1547869
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