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The birds of North America : the descriptions of species based chiefly on the collections in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Cassin, John, 1813-1869
Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold), 1806-1895
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887, former owner. DSI
Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner. DSI
Collins, Percival, former owner. DSI
Collins, William L., former owner. DSI
Title
The birds of North America : the descriptions of species based chiefly on the collections in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
Volume Text (1860)
Publisher
Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co.
Description
"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
Plates with some hand-coloring
Most of the plates signed: Lith. et col. Bowen & Co. Philada
Includes bibliographical references ("List of authorities": p. [929]-954) and indexes
Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib.
Anker, J. Bird books
extracted picklist
SCNHRB c. 1 (39088015715915) imperfect: lacking the t.p. to v. 2. Additional section of xv p. (from the 1858 publication?) bound-in before plates; two of the plates from the 1858 publication bound-in, possibly indicating Baird's own copy (see partial photocopy of an article laid-in book)
SCNHRB c. 1 stamped on t.p.: Library, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution Apr 6 1888 [ms. acc. no.] 131432
SCNHRB c. 1 has typescript leaf tipped-in following p. iv, 2nd page group; some pencilled ms. notes in margins; some plates with ms. ink annotations
SCNHRB c. 1 bound as 1 v. in brown library buckram, title in gilt on spine, marbled edges
SCNHRB c. 2 (39088015715956, 39088015715998) has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, gift of Marcia Brady Tucker. With the Tucker pencilled collational notes on t.p
SCNHRB c. 2 inscribed in pencil on 2nd front free endpaper: Percival Collins, Wm. L Collins 1875
SCNHRB c. 2 three-quarters brown calf and cloth, title in gilt on spine, marbled endpapers

Subjects: Smithsonian Institution; Birds
Language English
Publication date 1860
publication_date QS:P577,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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IA Collections: biodiversity
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birdsofnorthame1860bair
Notes No copyright page found.
Authority file  OCLC: 1041616480
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Internet Archive identifier: birdsofnorthame1860bair
https://archive.org/download/birdsofnorthame1860bair/birdsofnorthame1860bair.pdf

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