The birds of eastern North America
Subtitle: with original descriptions of all the species which occur east of the Mississippi River, between the Arctic circle and the Gulf of Mexico, with full notes upon their habits, etc
By: by C.J. Maynard ; containing thirty-two plates drawn on stone by the author
Contributors: Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner
Publisher: C.J. Maynard & Co.
Published: 1872
Place of publication: Newtonville, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Birds
Other titles: Birds of Florida : containing original descriptions of upwards of two hundred and fifty species
Notes: Parts 1-9, have cover titles: The birds of Florida, containing original descriptions of upwards of two hundred and fifty species; parts 4-6 have subtitle: with the water and game birds of eastern North America.

Imprint varies with the cover titles to the various parts.

Paged continuously: iv, 532 p.

Plates signed: C. J. Maynard, del; J. Mayer & Co.

Plates are hand-colored.

A "revised ed." was also issued in 1881.

Includes indexes.

extracted picklist 20081216 BHLEX

SCNHRB has three copies, two are incomplete.

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013481163) imperfect: lacking iv p. at beginning; general t.p. supplied in facsimile; lacking cover titles to pt. 1 & 5, and 15 (as intended?).

SCNHRB c. 1 has a prospectus ([2], 8 p., [1] leaf of plates] bound at beginning to text: "It is proposed to issue the work in twelve parts ... we issue with this prospectus a few pages taken from the body of the book, and one of the plates"--p. [1]. Publishers' notice attached to p. [1] ; subscription form tipped-in following p. [8].

SCNHRB c. 1 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Marcia Brady Tucker; with Tucker's pencilled bibliographical notes.

SCNHRB c. 1 three-quarters bound in green goatskin and cloth, title in gilt on spine, marbled endpapers.

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013481205) consists of portion of pt. 2, p. 33-64; pt. 4, 89-112; pt. 6, 137-160; pt. 7, p. 161-184; pt. 8, 185-208; pt. 9, p. 209-232; pts. 14 & 15, p. 329-376; 12 leaves of plates.

SCNHRB c. 2 disbound, with original printed paper wrappers; housed in an archival envelope.

SCNHRB c. 3 (39088013481247) consists of pt. 11, p. 257-280, [2] leaves of plates, only.

SCNHRB c. 3 has "notice to subscribers" tipped-in following cover title.

SCNHRB c. 3 stamped on front cover: Library, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution Mar 3 1882 [ms. acc. no.] 124833.

SCNHRB c. 3 in original printed paper wrappers; housed in an archival envelope.