The Birds of America
The library houses nearly 200,000 volumes ranging from works published in the 16th century to current journals and books. Its holdings also include illustrated works from as early as the 15th century, including Konrad Gessner's "Historia animalium", Maria Sibylla Merian's "Insects of Surinam", Edward Lear's "Psittacidae or Parrots", and a double elephant folio of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America".