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Greater Roadrunner, Gococcyx californianus, from Gray's The genera of birds

Chesek, Craig

American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY, United States

Details

  • Title: Greater Roadrunner, Gococcyx californianus, from Gray's The genera of birds
  • Creator: Chesek, Craig
  • Subject: Birds, Birds -- Pictorial works, Ornithology, Birds of North America, Art, Illustrations, Rare books
  • Rights: Information on rights available at the repository
  • Repository: American Museum of Natural History
  • Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
  • Original Caption: Geococcyx
  • Medium: Lithography
  • Imprint: London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849
  • Identifier: b11371808_1
  • Description of Publication: 3 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 39 cm.
  • Department / Discipline: Ornithology
  • Date of Publication: 1849
  • Date: 2013
  • Coverage: Mexico, United States
  • Collection Title: Rare Book Collection
  • Collection Name: Rare Book Collection
  • Collection Description: The images of the Rare Book Collection highlight some of the art, illustrations, engravings, maps, and sketches from the over 14,000 rare materials housed at the Library. The Museum Library’s Rare Book Collection includes field diaries and scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest at the Museum. This image collection commences with all of the artwork showcased in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library: Essays & Plates, a book edited by the Library’s Director, published in October, 2012.
  • Call Number: RF-35-I
  • Book Title: The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species, referred to their several genera
  • Bibliographic Number: <a href="http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1137180%20target=_blank">b11371808</a>
  • Author: Gray, George Robert, 1808-1872
  • Artist: Mitchell, David William, 1813-1859, Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899

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