The birds of North America : the descriptions of species based chiefly on the collections in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution /

"The present work is, in part, a reprint of the General report on North American birds presented to the Department of War, and published in October, 1858, as one of the series of 'Reports of explorations and surveys of a railroad route to the Pacific ocean.' In this volume, however, will be found many important additions and collections.""List of authorities": p. [929]-954.Mode of access: Internet