Identifier: keytonorthameric00coues (find matches)
Title: Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: Boston, Estes and Lauriat
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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K.W.Shu feldtpinx Ackermann &Co: Lith^ Boston. ANATOMY OF PIGEON. Coues Key N.ABirds. KEY TO North American Birds. CONTAINING A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF EVERY SPECIES OF LIVING AND FOSSIL BIRD AT PRESENT KNOWN FROM THE CONTINENT NORTH OF THE MEXICAN AND UNITED STATES BOUNDARY, INCLUSIVE OF GREENLAND AND LOWER CALIFORNIA, WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED GENERAL ORNITHOLOGY: AN OUTLINE OF THE STRUCTURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS; AND FIELD ORNITHOLOGY, A MANUAL OF COLLECTING, PREPARING, AND PRESERVING BIRDS. Srijc JourUj lEtiition, EXHIBITING THE NEW NOMENCLATURE OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION, ANDINCLUDING DESCRIPTIONS OF ADDITIONAL SPECIES, ETC. By ELLIOTT COUES, A.M., M.D., Ph.D., Late Captain and Assisrant Surgeon U. S. Army and Secretajy U. S. Geological Survey ; Vice-President of the American Orniihologists Union, and Chairman of the Committee on the Classification and Nomenclature of North American Birds; Foreign Member of the British Ornithologists Union ; Corresponding Memberkeytonorthameric00coues

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