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Dresser (H. E^). A History of the Birds of Europe, including all the 

 species inhabiting the Western Palseeirctic Region, ijoith 633 

 beautifully executed hand-coloured plates by Joseph Wolf, J. G. 

 Keulemans and E. Neale, also the SUPPLEMENT, With 89 additional 

 coloured plates, together 9 vols, roy, '4tO., orig. pts. £60 net. 



.'-•■;: ; 1871—96 



The stock of this great and invaluablcj' a9 well a> most beautiful, work it now nearly exhausted. 



- — —Do., Supplement only, with 89 additional coloured plates, in 

 9 pts., roy, 4to (only a few copies for sale). £9 9s. net. 1895-96 



A Companion Work TQ THE " Birds of Europe." 



Dresser (H. E.). Eggs of the Birds of Europe, including: ejl the 

 species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Area, 2 vols, complete 

 in 24 orig. parts, 4to. with 106 coloured plqtes of figs., £,12 12a. net. 



— Do.S the 24 parts, bound in 2 vols, 4to, new half morocco, 



gill tops, £14 net. 1910 



■ Tliis work forms a necessary complement to the Birds of Europe, and is uniform in the with 

 it. Th 106 coloured plates contain accurate figures of nearly 2,000 eggs. The Plates have all 

 been executed by the three-colour photographic process direct from the eggs without the interven- 

 tion of an artist, thereby securing the utmost exactness in reproduction of markings, etc. In 

 addition tp the coloured 6gures of eggs a large number of illustrations of the oests and eggs in 

 sllu are given in. the text. , . ; ", ■ '.:•:... 



Mr. Dresser had the practical assistance in the preparation of the' work of the R<:v. P. C. R. 

 Joufdain, the late Prof. Newton, and Howard Saunders, Mr. A. H. Evans, Mr. S. A; Buturlin 

 and Mr. F. W, Watethoruse. - ' 



The authors collection of eggs, as well as his library', have lately been deposited in the Museum 

 of Manchesttr University, and these volumes arc of especial interest as forming a record of so 

 valuable a collection, 



prjesser (H. E.)- A Manual of Palaearctic Birds, in 2 parts, roy. 

 8vo, special thin paper edition adapted for travellers and field 

 naturalists, 308. nei. 1902—3 



.- — — ^Do., ordinary thick paper edition, 2 pts., roy. 8vo, 258. net. 



This work, especially adapted to meet the requirements of field naturalists and travellers, is 

 published in two parts, which may be bound in one volume if preferred: it contains nearly 

 1,000 pages of letter press, and two plates by the late Mr. Joseph Wolf. It treats of thi; 

 birds found throughout Europe and Asia north . of the Himalayas, including Corea and Japan: 

 together more than 1,200 species and subspecies, of each of which the Enghsb and scientific 

 names are given, with a careful selection of the principal references, the vernacular names in 

 different languages,' a concise description of the different stages of plumage, the distribution and 

 habiu, as well at a description of the nest and eggs if known. 



Dresser (H. E.). A Monograph of the Meropidas, or Family of 

 Bee-eaters, with 34 finely hand-coloured plates, imp. 4to, in parts 

 (pub. 45 5s. net.). £4 lOs. 1884—6 



Dresser (H. E.). A Monograph of the Coraciidae, or Family of 

 the Rollers, with 27 finely hand-coloured plates, imp. 4t6,cloth 

 (pub. £5 net). £4 lOs. 1893 



The above two boausifnl monopraphs of striking and interesline croups of birds should be in every 



J nithological library. 



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