AUTHOR: Desmarest, Anselm Gaëtan (1784-1838) TITLE: Histoire naturelle des tangaras, des manakins et des todiers, par Anselm Gaëtan Desmarest; avec figures imprimées en couleur, d’après les dessins de Mademoiselle Pauline de Courceles, élève de Barraband. IMPRINT: Paris: Garnery, XIII- 1805 [-1807] COLLATION: 2 p.l., 8, [68], 12, [48] p.: 72 col. pl.; 52 cm. NOTES: Published in 12 parts. “First edition of this eminent publication on the south American bird - genus Tangara (Tanagers). It belongs to the finest natural history book sbeing published in France in the early nineteenth century. Its attractive paltes are after drawings by Pauline de Courcelles (Madam Knip), printed in colour by Rousset and finished by hand. The accompanying text contains diagnoses of the birds in Latin and French language, synonyms, descriptons, information of the geographical occurrence, and other interesting data. Very few copies were issued with the plates in 2 states.” — Antinquariaat Junk catalogue no. 270 REFERENCES: Anker 116; Fine Bird Books 70; Nissen IVB, 238. KEYWORDS: 1. Tanagridae. 2. Todidae. 3. Pipreidae. LOCATION: ffQL674.D4 1805