American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States

Title Variants

Alternative: American ornithology
Alternative: Natural history of the birds of the United States

Related Titles

Series: Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications in the various departments of literature, science & the arts, v. 68-71

By

Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813

Bonaparte, Charles-Lucien, 1803-1857
Hetherington, W. M. 1803-1865
Jameson, Robert, 1755-1854
Ord, George, 1781-1866

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Edinburgh Printed for Constable and Co., Edinburgh, and Hurst, Chance, and Co., London 1831

Notes

Added engraved series title pages with title vignettes each featuring a different bird.

"Edinburgh: Printed by Andrew Shortreed"--Verso of t.p.

"The present edition will comprise ... the whole of Wilson's work, including the improvements of Mr. Ord ... also the continuation of Bonaparte" -- Notice. v.1, p. [vii]-viii.

"Memoir of Alexander Wilson", by W.M. Hetherington: v.1, p. [xiii]-lxxxvi.

Subjects

1766-1813 , Birds , North America , United States , Wilson, Alexander,

Call Number

QL681 .W74

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.140041
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/06019608
OCLC: 3364217