Report on the Birds collected by the British Ornithologists Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea.

Ogilvie-Grant, W.R.

Verlag: 1st. Ed. Pub. Ibis 1915

Beschreibung

pp.240 with 8 fine colour plates by Gronvold and two maps. Folio. Hardback. Some light coloured foxing to verso of plates, o/w. contents fine. Bound in contemporary quarter morocco leather in thor. vg. condition. A.F.R. Wollaston led the second expedition to Dutch New Guinea and was completely successful, reaching the high peaks of the Snow mountains and bringing back large collections. This report covers 321 species and includes additional forms obtained by other expeditions. It contains a vast amount of information upon the relationship and status of birds of this portion of New Guinea which could only be obtained from adequate series of specimens collected on this expedition. Many new forms were first described here. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 28293

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Titel: Report on the Birds collected by the British...

Verlag: 1st. Ed. Pub. Ibis 1915

Einband: Hardcover