Genera avium

By

Wytsman, P. (Philogène) 1866-1925

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Brussels, V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, 1905-1914

Notes

Cover titles.

Most authorities (including: Ornithological books at Yale, Claus Nissen (in his Schöne Vogelbücher) and Jean Anker (in his Bird book and bird art)) call for 44 plates, but the work is complete with 43, the original wrapper of Part 4 calling for 2 plates (cf. cover) but including only one.

Contents: pt. 1. Passeres, fam. Eurylaemidae / by Ernst Hartert.--pt. 2. Picariae, fam. Todidae / by P. Wytsman.--pt. 3. Psittaci, fam. Stringopidae / by T. Salvadori.--pt. 4. Psittaci, fam. Nestoridae / by T. Salvadori.--pt. 5. Psittaci, fam. Cacatuidae / by T. Salvadori.--pt. 6. Picariae, fam. Coliidae / by P.L. Sclater.--pt. 7. Steganopodes, fam. Pelecanidae / by Alphonse Dubois.--pt. 8. Picariae, fam. Musophagidae / by Alphonse Dubois.--pt. 9. Passeres, fam. Pipridae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 10. Picariae, fam. Galbulidae / by P.L. Sclater.--pt. 11. Psittaci, fam. Loriidae / by T. Salvadori.--pt. 12. Psittaci, fam. Cyclopsittacidae / by T. Salvadori.--pt. 13. Picariae, fam. Bucerotidae / by Alphonse Dubois.--pt. 14. Picariae, fam. Meropidae / by Carl Parrot.--pt. 15. Passeres, fam. Certhiidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 16. Passeres, fam. Sittidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 17. Passeres, fam. Regulidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.

--pt. 18. Passeres, fam. Paridae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 19. Grues, fam. Gruidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 20. Casuarii, fam. Casuariidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 21. Grues, fam. Rhinochetidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 22. Apteryges, fam. Apterygidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 23. Passeres, fam. Chamaeidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 24. Passeres, fam. Hyposittidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 25. Casuarii, fam. Dromaiidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 26. Grues, fam. Mesitidae / by L. Brasil.

Subjects

Aves (Sistematica) , Birds , Pictorial works

Call Number

QL673 .G44

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.101546
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/06012141
OCLC: 7386830
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51376133