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The book of birds; the first work presenting in full color all the major species of the United States and Canada edited by Gilbert Grosvenor and Alexander Wetmore. With 950 color portraits by Major Allan Brooks.

Title
The book of birds; the first work presenting in full color all the major species of the United States and Canada edited by Gilbert Grosvenor and Alexander Wetmore. With 950 color portraits by Major Allan Brooks.
Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publication
Washington, D.C. National geographic society [c1939]

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StatusVol/DateFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
v.2TextUse in library QL676 .N285 1939 v.2Off-site
v.1TextUse in library QL676 .N285 1939 v.1Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
  • Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946,
  • Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946.
  • Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966,
  • Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966.
  • Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
  • Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978,
Description
2 v. : illus. (part col.); 26 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • Map on lining papers.
  • "Second edition."--Foreword.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
v. 1. Diving birds, ocean-birds, swimmers, wading birds, wild fowl, birds of prey, game birds, shore birds, marsh dwellers, birds of the northern seas.--v. 2. Owls, goatsuckers, swifts, woodpeckers, flycatchers, crows, jays, blackbirds, orioles, chickadees, creepers, thrushes, swallows, tanagers, wrens, warblers, hummingbirds, finches, and sparrows.
LCCN
^^^39023274^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library