A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds
Subtitle: Supplement
By: Completed after the author's death by R. Bowdler Sharpe ...
Publisher: H. Sothern & co.
Published: 1887
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Hummingbirds
Other titles: Monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of hummingbirds.; Monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming birds.
Description: Intended as a record of hummingbird species discovered since the publication of Gould's original 5-volume monograph (A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds) in 1861; describes 122 species in all. There are 42 leaves of letterpress containing descriptions of species that are not illustrated; contains also title page, preface by R. Bowdler Sharpe, contents and list of plates (4 unnumbered leaves at beginning).
Notes: Text for the most part printed on one side of the leaf only.

Includes bibliographical references (in nomenclature).

Anker, J. Bird books and bird art, entry 177

Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library, pages 263-264

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher, entry 380

Ornithological books in the Yale University Library, pages 113-114

Sauer, G.C. "John Gould's major published works." In Sauer, G.C. John Gould, the bird man, pages 11-86, no. 29, pages 84-85

Sitwell, S. Fine bird books, 1700-1900 (1990 ed.), page 102