Title
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
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