The Birds of Great Britain.
COMPRISING 3 6 7 COLOURED PLATES,
WITH COPIOUS DESCRIPTIONS.
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“ No Work of greater beauty will be produced than that on which J o h n G o u l d , returning in his later life to his first
love, bestowed the fulness of his energy and the acme of his artistic talent. We allude to his ‘ Birds of Great Britain.’
The care bestowed on the plates of this Work was remarkable, the aim of the Author being to produce a picture of the
Birds as they appeared in their Natural Haunts, and especial pains were bestowed on the Young, particularly those of
the Wading-Birds and Natatores. In this fine Work most of the drawings were developed and placed on stone by
Mr. W. H a r t , who also executed all the plates of the later Works.” - Nature, 1881.
“ Let it not be supposed that we deny credit to others—to writers on certain departments of Ornithology who have
admirably illustrated their subject. But from all these Mr. G o u l d ’s grand works stand out in bold relief—THEY ARE
* THEMSELVES ALONE.’ ”—The Times.
TH E
Trochilhm:, or Humming-Birds.
Comprising (with the Supplement), 418 Coloured Plates.
WITH COPIOUS DESCRIPTIONS.
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This is undoubtedly the most universally attractive of all M r . G o u l d ’s publications. He himself thus speaks of i t :
" Having from an early period devoted myself to the study of these beautiful birds, and acquired a most valuable and
extensive collection of a group peculiar to America and its adjacent islands, I determined upon publishing a Monograph
of a family unequalled fo r the gorgeous and ever-changing brilliancy of their hues, the variety o f their form, the
singularity o f their habits, and the extent o f their territorial distribution.”
“ As winged gems of unsurpassed glory do Humming Birds claim our admiration. On them the great Creator has
bestowed the gift of rare and wondrous beauty, clothing them in colours that can only be rivalled by Emeralds and
Rubies, Topazes and Sapphires.”—Fraser's Magazine.
Altogether we consider this publication to be Mr. G o u l d ’s magnum opus; and we strongly recommend all who
can afford the cost to possess themselves of the Work.”—C.R.W. (in Fraser's Magazine.)
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The Birds of Asia.
C O M P R I S I N G 5 3 0 C O L O U R E D P L A T E S .
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“ To no portion of the globe (says the Author) does there attach so much interest as to that vast extent of the Old
World which we designate Asia. It is there that all the productions of Nature essential to the well-being of man occur
in the greatest abundance. . . . That the zoology, then, of such a country should have called forth the notice and
study of able minds cannot be surprising ; and yet it is remarkable that no one has attempted a Work comprehending
a general history of its Ornithology.” This hiatus in Ornithological literature has been filled up by the present Work
on “ The Birds of Asia.”
“ The later Works of Mr. G o u l d have been distinguished for the exquisite finish of the Illustrations, but none is so
remarkable in this respect as * The Birds of Asia.’ Drawn with all the fidelity which characterizes his earliest productions
the Birds represented in this Work may be seen in the romantic beauty of their native haunts, and many of the bright-
hued Flowers of the East will be found figured in these magnificent illustrations.”—Nature.
The VERY FEW COMPLETE SETS it was possible to make up having been for some time disposed of, the
Work is now wholly out of print, and is rapidly becoming as scarce and valuable as Mr. G o u l d ’s other Works.
T he Birds of New Guinea
AND THE ADJACENT PAPUAN ISLANDS.
C O M P R I S I N G 3 2 0 C O L O U R E D P L A T E S ,
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“ IT IS ADMITTED (says Mr. G o u l d ) that New Guinea, or Papua, and the Papuan Islands [the former is
separated only by Torres Strait from North Australia], have the FINEST BIRDS IN CREATION—THE
PARADISEIDyE—which have many different decorations, and must be seen in the Drawings to understand their
forms ; also THE FINEST PARROTS, KINGFISHERS, and PITTAS.”
This beautiful work was completed by Dr. R. B o w d l e r S h a r p e , of the British Museum, who had been
the Author’s friend and fellow-worker during the later years of his life.