Calcutta [Kolkata], The Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1837. 8vo (23.1 x 14.6 cm). 13 pp. Original printed wrappers.

Written by the British explorer and zoologist Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800 [or 1801]-1894). This paper introduces several new genera of birds of prey, with, also, several new type species. Published in the Society's Journal, No. 65. "Hodgson was for many years British Resident in Katmandu, where he described or collected over 120 species of birds new to science. To document his discoveries, he trained a team of Nepalese artists to produce water-color plates for a projected work on the birds of the Himalayas. Though this was never completed, the superb collection of paintings remains and is now in the possession of the Zoological Society of London" (Cocker and Inskipp). Uncut. Wrappers detached, otherwise very good, clean. Cocker, M. and C. Inskipp (1988). A Himalayan Ornithologist: The Life and Work of Brian Houghton Hodgson.