Ornithological biography, Vol. 3 (of 5)

Chapter 123: SUBSCRIBERS TO “THE BIRDS OF AMERICA,”

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This volume presents detailed natural-history accounts of North American birds, pairing species descriptions with notes on habits, habitats, range, and plate illustrations. The author intersperses observational anecdotes, travel sketches, and correspondence-based specimen comparisons, corrects prior taxonomic errors, and sometimes names newly recognized species. Practical information on collecting, eggs, and regional behaviors appears alongside reflections on publication and engraving challenges. Entries blend field notes, museum comparisons, and descriptive prose to document avian life and the landscapes and people encountered in the course of study.

SUBSCRIBERS TO “THE BIRDS OF AMERICA,”

OBTAINED SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

James Dickson, Esq. Philadelphia.
London Institution, per Mr Brayley, Librarian.
Ogden Haggerty, Esq. New York.
W. A. Coleman, Esq. New York.
R. O. Anderson, Esq. Georgetown, South Carolina.
James Grimshaw, Esq. New Orleans.

Persons intending to subscribe for “The Birds of America,” are requested to apply to the Author, J. J. Audubon, or the Engraver Robert Havell, 77. Oxford Street, London; Thomas Sowler, Bookseller, Manchester; Mrs Robinson, Bookseller, Leeds; Alexander Hill, Bookseller, 50. Prince’s Street, Edinburgh; J. H. Beilby, Bookseller, Birmingham; E. Charnley, Bookseller, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; George Smith, Bookseller, Tythebarn Street, Liverpool; Adam & Charles Black, Booksellers, Edinburgh.