1859 16, xiv, 2, 400, 27, 64, 24, [8], 97, 13 p., 122 (28 hand-coloured) pls, roy. 4to, original embossed cloth. Two plates (fishes) browned, several plates with slight marginal foxing (a few in the mammal section somewhat more foxed), the hand coloured bird plates clean.Includes the following parts: Baird, Reptiles (34 pls), Girard, Fishes (51 pls), Baird, Mammals (9 pls), Baird, Birds (28 col. pls). The most sought after volume in this series with important and beautifully illustrated contributions to Herpetology, Ichthyology and Ornithology.