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A BIBLIOGKAPHY OF 
[doubleday 
The first 5 vols. were also reissued in 1799, with duplicate 
titles dated 1799 and having the words “ In five volumes,” and 
as such may be regarded as a separate edition in 5 vols., the 
issue of the continuation not having been commenced until ten 
years had elapsed. The whole 10 vols. were reissued between 
1815-20 and described on the title page as “A New Edition.” 
*1808. Catalogue | of the | Principal Objects of Curiosity | Contained in 
the | London Museum, | and | Institute | of | Natural History, | 
Catherine Street, Strand ; | . . . Second edition, Price 2s. 6d. 
| Sold at the Museum ; . . . | 1808. 
Collation — 1 vol. 8vo, pp. viii + pp. 87. 
1826. The Natural History | of the | Nests and Eggs of British Birds ; | 
The | Descriptions, | which are calculated for the Naturalist as 
well as general Observer, | Are intended to comprehend every 
useful Trait of Information respecting the Nidification, Eggs, and 
Incubation of | the numerous Species* of the Feathered Tribes 
that inhabit the British Isles : | And are throughout Accompanied 
by | A Series of Elegantly-coloured Plates, | Comprehending 
figures | of the Eggs of every Species, with their most Singular 
Varieties, so far as they can be correctly ascertained. | The whole 
exclusively executed from Nature, and disposed according to 
their Bespective Genera, | By E. Donovan, F.L.S. W.S. &c. | 
Author of the Natural History of British Birds, in ten volumes, 
and other approved works. | London : | Printed for the Author, 
and sold by all Booksellers. | 1826. 
Collation — 1 vol. (containing five parts) obi. 8vo, pp. 4 + pp. 
11 un. 17 coloured plates containing 43 figures of eggs belong- 
ing to 21 species, with 21 printed labels giving details of genus, 
species, etc. 
Of this uncompleted work, apparently five parts were pub- 
lished (cf. Mag. Nat. Hist. vol. vii. p. 394, Sept. 1829, “ Donovan, 
for example, in his fourth, and to all appearance his last, number 
[No. V. has lately appeared (Ed.)] of the Eggs of British Birds,” 
etc.) 
According to the prospectus on the cover of Part I., “ This 
work may be completed in 24 numbers ; it shall not exceed 36 
numbers ; the price 3s. 6d. each number.” 
The plates are dated as follows : Sept. 1, 1825 (8), Oct. 1, 1825 
(2), Nov. 1, 1825 (1), Dec. 1, 1825 (1), Feb. 1, 1826 (1), Mar. 1, 
1826 (1), July 1, 1826 (2), Oct. 1, 1826 (1). 
Doubleday (Henry), 1808-75 
Henry Doubleday, like his brother Edward, is best 
known as an entomologist, although he was always a keen 
observer of birds, and amassed a notable collection of 
