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scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest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