A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds. Supplement

Title Variants

Alternative: Family of humming birds
Alternative: Humming Birds

By

Gould, John 1804-1881 , Monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds.

Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909
Hart, William Matthew, 1830-1908 , ill.
Walter, T., 1880-1887 , printer of plates.
Gould, John 1804-1881
Taylor & Francis. , printer.
Mintern Bros., , printer of plates.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Henry Sothern & Co, 1887 [i.e. 1880-1887]

Notes

On t.p., "Supplement" appears at end of statement of responsibility.

Issued in 5 parts between 1880 and 1887; the title leaf, dated 1887, was issued with the final part.

Intended as a record of hummingbird species discovered since the publication of the original 5 v. monograph in 1849-1861.

"Printed by Taylor and Francis"--Verso of t.p.

Plates drawn and lithographed by Gould and/or W. Hart, and printed by Walter or Mintern Bros.

Text for the most part is printed on one side of the leaf only.

Plates are hand-colored

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., | p. 263-264

Anker, J. Bird books, | 182

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher, | 380

Subjects

Hummingbirds

Call Number

QL696.A558 G68 1887

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51215
OCLC: 21804640
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51506302