Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Field ornithology. Comprising a manual of instruction for procuring, preparing and preserving birds and a check list of North American birds.
Salem, MA: Naturalists' Agency, 1874.
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 facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #11789 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/13991 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | 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-inclusive-of-greenland-and-lower-california-with-which-are-incorporated-gereral-ornithology-an-outline-of-the-structure-and-classification-of-birds-and-field-ornithology-a-manual-of-collecting-preparing-and-preserving-birds |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Salem, MA