Handbook of Birds of the Western United States

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book field guide ornithological work

Handbook of Birds of the Western United States is a pioneering late-19th-century field guide that systematically documents and illustrates the bird species of the American West for both scientists and amateur naturalists.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ field guide ⓘ ornithological work ⓘ
alternativeTitle	Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains, Great Basin, Pacific Slope, and Lower Rio Grande Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	American Ornithologists' Union era of taxonomy ⓘ
author	Florence Merriam Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ
classificationSystemUsed	contemporary late-19th-century ornithological taxonomy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describes	bird distribution in the Western United States ⓘ bird identification characteristics ⓘ habits of western North American birds ⓘ
field	natural history ⓘ ornithology ⓘ
format	handbook ⓘ
genre	natural history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ ornithology ⓘ
hasEdition	first edition 1902 ⓘ
hasPart	distribution notes ⓘ identification keys ⓘ illustrations ⓘ species accounts ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early standard reference for western American ornithology ⓘ
illustrator	Bruce Horsfall NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Agassiz Fuertes NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	subsequent North American bird field guides ⓘ
intendedAudience	amateur naturalists ⓘ birdwatchers ⓘ scientists ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressSubject	Birds—West (U.S.) ⓘ Birds—West (U.S.)—Identification ⓘ
mainSubject	birds ⓘ birds of the American West ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	early comprehensive field guide to birds of the American West ⓘ pioneering use of detailed illustrations in a bird field guide ⓘ systematic documentation of western North American birds ⓘ
publicationDate	1902 ⓘ
publisher	Houghton, Mifflin and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	Birds Through an Opera-Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWorkAuthor	Florence Merriam Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ
spatialCoverage	American West NERFINISHED ⓘ Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
temporalContext	late 19th century and early 20th century ornithology ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	late 19th century bird fauna of the American West ⓘ
title	Handbook of Birds of the Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey → notableWork → Handbook of Birds of the Western United States ⓘ