Ornithological biography, or, An account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America : accompanied by descriptions of the objects represented in the work entitled The birds of America : and interspersed with delineations of American scenery and manners: PB 1-2021

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Ornithological biography, or, An account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America : accompanied by descriptions of the objects represented in the work entitled The birds of America : and interspersed with delineations of American scenery and manners

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Author: Audubon, John James

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5 volumes : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Vol. 4 has title: Ornithological biography, or, An account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America : accompanied by descriptions of the objects represented in the work entitled Birds of America : together with an account of the digestive organs of many of the species, illustrated by engravings on wood ...
Title of vol. 5 identical with that of vol. 4, except for insertion of the word "The" before "Birds of America".
Vol. 2-5 published in Edinburgh, by Adam & Charles Black, [and various combinations of others] vol. 2, 1834; vol. 3, 1835; vol. 4, 1838; vol. 5, 1849 (that is, 1839).
"I feel pleasure in here acknowledging the assistance ... received from ... Mr. William Macgillivray ... in completing the scientific details ... of my ornithological biographies."--Author's "Introductory address": v. 1, p. xviii-xix.
The folio edition of "The birds of America" was published without text; v. 1 of the present work furnishes text for plates I-C; vol. 2 for plates CI-CC; vol. 3 for plates CCI-CCC; vol. 4 for plates CCCI-CCCLXXXVII; vol. 5 contains for plates CCCLXXXVIII-CCCCXXXV, and in addition "Descriptions of species found in North America, but not figured in the 'Birds of America'": p. [305]-336, and Appendix: comprising additional observations on the habits, geographical distribution, and anatomical structure of the birds described in this work; together with corrections of errors relative to the species": p. [337]-646.
Prospectus, "The birds of America, engraved from drawings made in the United States and their territories. By John James Audubon ... Published by the author; and to be seen at Mr R. Havell's, Jun., the engraver, 77 Oxford Street, London. MDCCCXXXI." printed by Neill and Co.: pages 1-15 at end of v. 1 includes list of plates 1-100 (v. 1) of Birds of America, extracts from reviews, and names of subscribers.
With a list of subscribers in all volumes.
Old classmark: 395.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes