COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON ORNITHOLOGY 



ASTLEY, HUBERT D. My Birds in Freedom 

 and Captivity. With 22 beautiful photogravure plates 

 and 17 text illustrations by the author. 8vo, cloth, un- 

 cut. London, Dent, 1901. 



First Edition. 



ATKINSON, JOHN. A Compendium of the Orni- 

 thology of Great Britain with a reference to the Anat- 

 omy and Physiology of Birds. 8vo, boards, uncut. 

 London, Hurst, 1820. 



AUDEBERT, J. B., and VIEILLOT, L. P. His- 

 toire Naturelle et Generale des Colibris, Oiseaux- 

 Mouches, Jacamars et Promerops, des Grimpereaux et 

 des Oiseaux de Paradis. With 189 superbly colored 

 plates heightened with gold and with the inscriptions 

 printed in gold. 2 vols., imp. folio, contemporary red 

 morocco, the sides and backs tooled with birds, gilt 

 edges. Paris, chez Desray, 1802. 



The Original Edition, of which only a very small number 



were issued for subscribers. A magnificent Large-paper Copy, 



with the inscriptions in gold. Only 12 copies were issued in this 

 state. 



AUDUBON'S ORNITHOLOGICAL WORKS 



AUDUBON, JOHN J. The Birds of America from 

 Original Drawings by John James Audubon; 435 large 

 colored plates printed, engraved, and colored by Havell. 

 4 vols, elephant folio, half Russia. London, published 

 for the Author, 1827-30. 



One of the most sumptuous ornithological works ever pub- 

 lished; the coloring of the plumage and the exact drawing of the 

 birds can scarcely be surpassed. The birds are represented in 

 action amid the scenes, or on the plants and trees most common 

 to their habits, presenting a variety of land and marine views of 

 different climates and seasons. Its great dimensions have per- 

 mitted Eagles, Turkeys, and other Birds of the largest size to 



