Consists of 14 parts, issued separately between January 1875 and May 1878.

Some copies with additional t.p. in v. I with imprint: London : Trübner and Co. ; Brighton : Thomas Page, 1875.

Plates are signed J.G. Keulemans del, T. Walter lith, Mintern Bros. or M&N Hanhart imp.

Most of the plates are hand-colored.

"Printed by Taylor and Francis"--Vero of t.p.'s.

"The majority of the treatises were written by Rowley himself, while a series of other well-known ornithologists also contributed ..."--Cf. Anker, J. Bird books, p. 187

Includes errata leaves in each v.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., p. 533-4

Anker, J. Bird books, no. 432

extracted picklist 20081216 BHLEX

SCNHRB has two copies.

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088015052640, 39088015052681, 39088015052723) has bookplates of Robert William Chase and Duncan Robert Mackintosh.

SCNHRB c. 1 three-quarters bound in red leather and marbled paper boards, title in gilt on spine within raised bands.

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088015052764, 39088015052806, 39088015052848) with the additional t.p., dated 1875.

SCNHRB c. 2 stamped on t.p.'s: Library, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution Sep 9 1889 [ms. acc. no.] 134033.

SCNHRB c. 2 three-quarters bound in brown leather and marbled paper boards, title in gilt on spine within raised bands, marbled endpapers; bookseller's ticket: William Wesley & Son, London.