The Birds of India being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India:

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VG, 3 vols, 1 st ed, 1862-1864, complete. In modern (1978?) half green morocco over green cloth, some blind tooling. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, new endpapers, pencil name to tps. Vol 1, 1862, half title, [18], [1], (ii-xlv), [1], [1], 2-535 pp. Vol 2 part 1, 1863, half title, [8], [1], 2-439 pp. Vol 3 [part 2], 1864, [7], [1], (ii-iv), [3], [1], [1], 442-876 pp, [1], (ii-xxx11). All printed at the Military Orphan Press, 6, Bankshall Street, Calcutta. With a loose letter dated 15.1.78 from A Abell of Nairobi detailing the type of rebind they wanted. Some edge browning, occasional pencil note, 1 paper margin repair to V1, 2 tipped in small leafs with pencil notes to V2, light water stain to edge of V3 titlepage. (Folio, 145*226 mm). 'Independent of its valuable technical details, 'The Birds of India' contains much amusing & readable matter' Allibone 909. Jerdon, army medical officer and zoologist. See ODNB. Title continues: with Descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a Manual of Ornithology specially adapted for India,