The birds of North America : the descriptions of species based chiefly on the collections in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution

By

Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887

Cassin, John, 1813-1869
Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold), 1806-1895

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1860

Notes

"The present work is, in part, a reprint of the General report on North American birds presented to the Department of War, and published in October, 1858, as one of the series of 'Reports of explorations and surveys of a railroad route to the Pacific ocean.' In this volume, however, will be found many important additions and collections."--P. [ii], 2nd page group.

Most of the plates signed: Lith. et col. Bowen & Co. Philada.

Plates with some hand-coloring.

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., | p. 33

Anker, J. Bird books, | no. 24

Subjects

Birds , North America , Smithsonian Institution

Call Number

QL681 .B138

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.104726
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/09017559
OCLC: 1547869