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COUES, Elliott Ladd (1842 – 1899)

COUES, Elliott Ladd (1842 – 1899)

1842 – 1899

4 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Unknown author Unknown author · Bird Lore also in The Auk (1901). · Public domain

1872 CE

#11790

Key to North American birds containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary.

Coues continued to revise and expand this work, putting it through four editions during his lifetime. Digital facsimile of the 1872 edition from the Hathi Trust at this link. The Hathi Trust also makes available digit…

1874 CE

#11789

Field ornithology. Comprising a manual of instruction for procuring, preparing and preserving birds and a check list of North American birds.

This work incorporated Coues' A check list of North American birds (1873). Coues had the check list portion of this work printed with the versos blank so that users could enter in their own information. Digital facsim…

1878 CE–1880 CE

#11788

American ornithological bibliography. 4 parts. (Also called "Ornithological bibliography").

This is an exhaustive work up to time of publications, including scientific references to American birds in publications, the titles of which do not indicate any ornithological material. [Pt. 1.] Geological and Geogra…

1897 CE

#12800

Audubon and his journals by Maria R. Audubon. With zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues. 2 vols.

A biographical study by his grand-daughter, based on previously unpublished letters and journals of John James Audubon. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.