Hartlaub, G.
Die Vögel Madagascars und der benachbarten Inselgruppen. Ein Beitrag zur Zoologie der äthiopischen Region. Mit einer kürzlich entdeckten Original-Abbildung der Dronte von R. Savry.
Halle, H. W. Schmidt, 1877. 8vo (23.0 x 14.5 cm). Wood-engraved frontispiece (dodo); xlii, 425 pp. Original printed wrappers.
"An important contribution to the avifauna of the Madagascar region" (Wood) with the fine dodo plate. Written by the German ornithologist, medical doctor, and explorer Gustav Hartlaub (1814-1900), founder of the famous Journal für Ornithologie. It deals with the avifauna of Madagascar, Comores, Seychelles, Mascarenes, etc. Uncut, as issued. Wrappers, therefore, worn at edges; spine split in three due to feeble stitching; otherwise a very good, complete copy. Wood, 378; Zimmer, p. 290.
