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<dl><dd>Cover title</dd>
<dd>No more published</dd>
<dd>"There appears to be some uncertainty as to the actual publication of the final 10 sheets without plates [Pt. II]. These were written by Gould but edited by Sharpe ... The remaining pages may have been sold by the printer without authority."--Cf. Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library. Chicago, 1926. p. 263</dd>
<dd>"The illustrations are principally taken from the author's works on 'Birds of Asia;' 'Australia,' and 'New Guinea.'"</dd>
<dd>Each plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress</dd>
<dd>Plates signed J. Gould &amp; W. Hart (or, H.C. Richter) del et lith; Walter Imp</dd>
<dd>Plates are hand-colored</dd>
<dd>Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib.</dd>
<dd>Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy (39088015715717) stamped on front cover: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Oct 6 1915 [ms. acc. no.] 233116</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy has Sotheran &amp; Co. catalog (London, 1915), listing this title, tipped-in before Pt. II</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy has original blue-green printed pictorial wrappers, with green printed paper covers; housed in a linen-covered drop-back box</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Pittidae; Thrushes; Birds</div>
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<dl><dd>Gould, John, 1804-1881</dd>
<dd>Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909</dd>
<dd>Hart, William Matthew, 1830-1908, ill</dd>
<dd>Richter, H. C., ill</dd>
<dd>Walter, T., fl. 1880-1887, printer of plates</dd></dl></div>
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