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Author:

Brabourne, Wyndham Wentworth Knatchbull-Hugessen, 3d baron, 1885-1915.

Title:

The birds of South America. By Lord Brabourne...and Charles Chubb.

Publisher:

R. H. Porter etc.,

Copyright Date:

1912-17

Description:

2 v. in 1 38 col. p ., fold. map. 29 cm.

Subject:

Birds--South America.

Other Authors:

Chubb, Charles. joint author.
Gr©œnvold, Henrik, 1858- illus.
Swann, H. Kirke (Harry Kirke), 1871-1926

Other Titles:

Illustrations of the game birds and water fowl of South America.
List of the birds of South America.

Notes:

Vol. I has title on p. [iii]: A List of the birds of South America. Vol. II has title: Illustrations of the game birds and water fowl of South America. By H. Gr©œnvold; half-title: The birds of South America Vol. II (Plates) (Issued in 6 parts, 1915-17) The work was to have comprised 16 vols. with 400 hand coloured plates, but owing to the death of Lord Brabourne at Neuve-Chapelle in 1915 only vol. I of the text has been published. The 38 plates already finished by Mr. Gr©œnvold, with notes on most of the species by H. Kirke Swann, have been issued as vol. II. cf. Publisher's note, v.2.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)3521255

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)