Parts 1-9, have cover titles: The birds of Florida, containing original descriptions of upwards of two hundred and fifty species; parts 4-6 have subtitle: with the water and game birds of eastern North America.

Imprint varies with the cover titles to the various parts.

Paged continuously: iv, 532 p.

Plates signed: C. J. Maynard, del; J. Mayer & Co.

Plates are hand-colored.

A "revised ed." was also issued in 1881.

Includes indexes.

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SCNHRB has three copies, two are incomplete.

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013481163) imperfect: lacking iv p. at beginning; general t.p. supplied in facsimile; lacking cover titles to pt. 1 & 5, and 15 (as intended?).

SCNHRB c. 1 has a prospectus ([2], 8 p., [1] leaf of plates] bound at beginning to text: "It is proposed to issue the work in twelve parts ... we issue with this prospectus a few pages taken from the body of the book, and one of the plates"--p. [1]. Publishers' notice attached to p. [1] ; subscription form tipped-in following p. [8].

SCNHRB c. 1 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Marcia Brady Tucker; with Tucker's pencilled bibliographical notes.

SCNHRB c. 1 three-quarters bound in green goatskin and cloth, title in gilt on spine, marbled endpapers.

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013481205) consists of portion of pt. 2, p. 33-64; pt. 4, 89-112; pt. 6, 137-160; pt. 7, p. 161-184; pt. 8, 185-208; pt. 9, p. 209-232; pts. 14 & 15, p. 329-376; 12 leaves of plates.

SCNHRB c. 2 disbound, with original printed paper wrappers; housed in an archival envelope.

SCNHRB c. 3 (39088013481247) consists of pt. 11, p. 257-280, [2] leaves of plates, only.

SCNHRB c. 3 has "notice to subscribers" tipped-in following cover title.

SCNHRB c. 3 stamped on front cover: Library, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution Mar 3 1882 [ms. acc. no.] 124833.

SCNHRB c. 3 in original printed paper wrappers; housed in an archival envelope.