NOW COMPLETE. 

 THE 



BEAUTIFUL AND CURIOUS 



Birds of the World, 



BY 



CHARLES B. CORY, F. L. S., F. Z. S, Etc. 



PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. 



This magnificent work is now complete in seven 

 parts, atlas folio, containing in all twenty plates (size 21 

 x 27 inches), beautifully and accurately finished by hand in 

 water-colors, illustrating curious and beautiful examples of 

 extinct and living birds, and accompanied by descriptive 

 text. 



The edition has been absolutely limited to two hun- 

 dred copies, of which only fifty now remain unsold. As 

 the drawings have all been erased from the stones, the 

 production of a second edition has been rendered im- 

 possible. 



Price of the set, complete in parts $65.00 



Handsomely bound in half morocco, extra, each 



plate securely mounted on guards .... 75-oo 

 Elegantly bound in full levant morocco, extra, 



each plate securely mounted on guards . . 90.00 



ESTES & LAURIAT. 



