ZOOLOGY - Ornithology - Magaud d'Aubusson, Louis. Les oiseaux de la France. Première monographie: Corvidés (all published). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des passereaux déodactiles cultirostres observés en France. With 21 (19 coloured) lithographic plates. Paris, Quantin, 1883. 4° (33.2 x 26 cm). [3] ll., 107 p., [2] ll. Original cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Nissen IVB 46 - Wood 206 - Ronsil 1857 - not in Anker. - First edition. - Louis Magaud d'Aubusson (1847-1917) was a noted French ornithologist and animal conservationist. - The beautifully colored plates by Jules Terrier depicting ravens and crows. - With narrow dampstain in page margins throughout; unclipped. - Very good copy.

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