The birds of Australia : in seven volumes with Supplement [i.e. Vol. 8]

Vol. 1 (copy 219) : Birds of prey

Vol. 2 (copy 071) : Frogmouths, swallows, swifts, martins, bee-eaters, pardalotes, crow shrikes, fly-catchers, kingfishers

Vol. 3 (copy 436) : Robins, wrens, finches

Vol. 4 (copy 066) : Pittas, bower birds, wattle birds, honeyeaters, sunbirds, cuckoos, tree creepers

Vol. 5 (copy 606) : Parrots, pigeons, cockatoos, quail

Vol. 6 (copy 097) : Emu, kiwi, plover, pewit, dottrel, stilt, sandpiper, snipe, curlew, ibis, crane, spoonbill, heron

Vol. 7 (copy 089) : Geese, ducks, gulls, terns, noddies, albatross, petrels, cormorants, gannets, penguins.

Supplement [i.e. Vol. 8] (copy 0164) : Illustrated New Zealand birds include : plate 2, Wekau; plate 57 Kakapo; plate 58, Ka-Ka parrot; plate 60, Kea parrot; plate 76, Notornis.

Originally published: London : J. Gould, 1848-1869. Supplement [Vol. 8] was first published as a limited edition of 500 copies in 1869, Imperial Folio size. "Authentic facsimile ... from an original copy held in the Libraries of the British Museum (Natural History)"-- colophon. Numbered copies. The library holds a facsimile reprint proof of Vol. 8, plate 76, the double page illustration of 'Notornus mantelli : Owen' (Takahe). See also : 'Preen : New Zealand birds and prestigious Victorian books', a past exhibition featured on the Museum's web pages - www.aucklandmuseum.com Includes index.