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A History of the Birds of Europe (including all the species 

 inhabiting the Western Palsearctic region). 8 vols. 4to. Lon- 

 don, 1871-81. Containing nearly 5,000 pages of letterpress and 

 633 hand-colored plates by Joseph Wolf, J, G. Keulemans, and 

 E. Neale. 



A List of European Birds, including all species found in the 

 Western Paljcarctic region. 8vo. London, 1881. 



A Monograph of the Meropida), or Family of the Bee-eaters. 

 1 vol. Small folio, cloth. London, 1884-86. Containing 34 

 hand-colored plates by J. G. Keulemans. 



A Monograph of the Coraciida3, or Family of the Boilers. 1 

 vol. Small folio, cloth. Farnborough, Kent, 1893. Containing 

 27 hand-colored plates by J. G. Keulemans. 



Eversmann's Addenda ad Celeberrimi Pallasii Zoographlam 

 Rosso-Asiaticam. Aves, Fasc. I.-III. 8vo. Kasani, 1835-42. 

 Facsimile reprint, edited by H. E. Dresser. London, 1876, 



A supplement to the Birds of Europe. 1 vol. 1895. 



In addition to the above works Mr. Dresser's lesser 

 writings and papers on ornithology are scattered through 

 several scientific periodicals and, as Secretary Langley 

 of the Smithsonian Institution writes : " Are too numer- 

 ous to designate by titles. Copies of all of them are in 

 the library of the Institution. One of the most important 

 of these is his monograph on The Birds of Texas published 

 in The Ibis in 1865." Notwithstanding the fact that 

 Mr. Dresser has written so much upon his favorite pur- 

 suit which he has made a study since he was fourteen 

 years of age and is closely devoted to business, he is 

 now writing a Manual of Palaearctic Birds, half of which 

 is printed and the remainder going through the press. 

 It will make a work of about one thousand pages and 

 will include nearly 1300 species. It gives full particulars 

 of range, habits, nest and eggs of the species. "After 

 this work is completed," Mr. Dresser writes, "I hope 



