SELECTED LIST OF THE NATURAL HISTORY PUBLICATIONS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
Reading edition
The History of the Collections contained in the Natural History Departments of the British Museum. Vol. I. Libraries; Botany; Geology; Minerals. 1904, 8vo. 15s. Vol. II. Zoology. 1906, 8vo. 30s. Vol. II. Appendix. By Dr. A. Günther, F.R.S. 1912, 8vo. 5s.
Catalogue of the Library of the British Museum (Natural History). By B. B. Woodward. Vol. I. A–D. 1903, 4to. 1l. Vol. II. E–K. 1904, 4to. 1l. Vol. III. L–O. 1910, 4to. 1l.
Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. “Alert,” 1881–2. Edited by A. Günther. 54 Plates. 1884, 8vo. 1l. 10s.
Report on the Collections of Natural History made in the Antarctic Regions during the voyage of the “Southern Cross.” 53 Plates. 1902, roy. 8vo. 2l.
National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904. [“Discovery” Report.] Natural History:—
Vol. I. Geology. 10 Plates, 72 Text-figures, 2 Maps. 1907, 4to. 1l. 10s.
Vol. II. Zoology (Vertebrata; Mollusca; Crustacea). 33 Plates (17 coloured), 146 Text-figures, 1 Map. 1907, 4to. 3l.
Vol. III. Zoology and Botany (Invertebrata: Marine Algæ, Musci). 51 Plates, 8 Text-figures, and 1 Chart. 1907, 4to. 2l. 10s.
Vol. IV. Zoology (Various Invertebrata). 65 Plates, 1 Text-figure. 1908, 4to. 1l. 15s.
Vol. V. Zoology and Botany. 28 Plates, 19 Text-figures. 1910, 4to. 1l. 10s.
Vol. VI. Zoology and Botany. 8 Plates, 1 Key-plate, 1 Text-figure. 1912, 4to. 16s.
A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): Physical Features and Geology by C. W. Andrews, with descriptions of the Fauna and Flora by numerous contributors. 22 Plates (7 Coloured), 1 Map, and 27 Illustrations in text. 1900, 8vo. 1l.
First Report on Economic Zoology. By F. V. Theobald. 18 Woodcuts. 1903, roy. 8vo. 6s.
Second Report on Economic Zoology. By F. V. Theobald. 29 Illustrations. 1904, roy. 8vo. 6s.
MAMMALS.
Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats. 21 Woodcuts. By J. E. Gray. 1870, 8vo. 4s.
Catalogue of Chiroptera. By Knud Andersen. Vol. I. Megachiroptera. 85 Text-figures. 1912, 8vo. 2l. 10s.
Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia. By J. E. Gray. 47 Woodcuts. 1869, 8vo. 6s. 6d.
Catalogue of Seals and Whales. By J. E. Gray. Second Edition. 101 Woodcuts. 1866, 8vo. 8s.
Supplement. 11 Woodcuts. 1871, 8vo. 2s. 6d.
Catalogue of Ruminant Mammalia (Pecora, Linnæus). By J. E. Gray. 4 Plates. 1872, 8vo. 3s. 6d.
Monograph of the Okapi. By Sir E. Ray Lankester, K.C.B. Atlas. Compiled with the assistance of W. G. Ridewood, D.Sc. 48 Plates. 1910, 4to. 1l. 5s.
Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata. By O. Thomas. 28 Plates (4 Coloured). 1888, 8vo. 1l. 8s.
Catalogue of Mammals of Western Europe. By Gerrit S. Miller 213 Text-figures. 1912, 8vo. 1l. 6s.
Catalogue of Heads and Horns of Indian Big Game bequeathed by A. O. Hume, C.B. By R. Lydekker, F.R.S. 16 Text-figures and a Portrait. 1913, 8vo. 2s.
BIRDS.
Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum:—
Vol. VII. Passeriformes, or Perching Birds. Cichlomorphæ: Part IV. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Woodcuts, and 15 Coloured Plates. 1883, 8vo. 1l. 6s.
Vol. VIII. ——. Cichlomorphæ: Part V.; and Certhiomorphæ. By H. Gadow. Woodcuts, and 9 Coloured Plates. 1883, 8vo. 17s.
Vol. X. ——. Fringilliformes: Part I. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Woodcuts, and 12 Coloured Plates. 1885, 8vo. 1l. 2s.
Vol. XI. ——. Fringilliformes: Part II. By P. L. Sclater. Woodcuts, and 18 Coloured Plates. 1886, 8vo. 1l.
Vol. XII. ——. Fringilliformes: Part III. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Woodcuts, and 16 Coloured Plates. 1888, 8vo. 1l. 8s.
Vol. XIII. ——. Sturniformes. Also the families Atrichiidæ and Menuridæ. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Woodcuts, and 15 Coloured Plates. 1890, 8vo. 1l. 8s.
Vol. XIV. ——. Oligomyodæ. By P. L. Sclater. Woodcuts, and 26 Coloured Plates. 1888, 8vo. 1l. 4s.
Vol. XV. ——. Tracheophonæ. By P. L. Sclater. Woodcuts, and 20 Coloured Plates. 1890, 8vo. 1l.
Vol. XVI. Picariæ. Upupæ and Trochili, by O. Salvin. Coraciæ (part), by E. Hartert. Woodcuts, and 14 Coloured Plates. 1892, 8vo. 1l. 16s.
Vol. XVII. ——. Coraciæ (contin.) and Halcyones, by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Bucerotes and Trogones, by W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. Woodcuts, and 17 Coloured Plates. 1892, 8vo. 1l. 10s.
Vol. XVIII. Picariæ. Scansores. By E. Hargitt. Woodcuts, and 15 Coloured Plates. 1890, 8vo. 1l. 6s.
Vol. XIX. ——. Scansores and Coccyges. By P. L. Sclater and G. E. Shelley. 13 Coloured Plates. 1891, 8vo. 1l. 5s.
Vol. XX. Psittaci, or Parrots. By T. Salvadori. Woodcuts, and 18 Coloured Plates. 1891, 8vo. 1l. 10s.
Vol. XXI. Columbæ, or Pigeons. By T. Salvadori. 15 Coloured Plates. 1893, 8vo. 1l. 10s.
Vol. XXII. Game Birds. By W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. 8 Coloured Plates. 1893, 8vo. 1l. 6s.
Vol. XXIII. Fulicariæ and Alectorides. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. 9 Coloured Plates. 1894, 8vo. 1l.
Vol. XXIV. Limicolæ (Wading Birds). By R. Bowdler Sharpe. 7 Coloured Plates. 1896, 8vo. 1l. 5s.
Vol. XXV. Gaviæ (Terns, Gulls, and Skuas), by H. Saunders. Tubinares (Petrels and Albatrosses), by O. Salvin. Woodcuts, and 8 Coloured Plates. 1896, 8vo. 1l. 1s.
Vol. XXVI. Plataleæ (Ibises and Spoonbills) and Herodiones (Herons and Storks), by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Steganopodes (Cormorants, Gannets, Frigate-birds, Tropic-birds, and Pelicans), Pygopodes (Divers and Grebes), Alcæ (Auks), and Impennes (Penguins), by W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. Woodcuts, and 14 Coloured Plates. 1898, 8vo. 1l. 5s.
Vol. XXVII. Chenomorphæ (Palamedeæ, Phœnicopteri, Anseres), Crypturi, and Ratitæ. By T. Salvadori. 19 Coloured Plates. 1895, 8vo. 1l. 12s.
(Volumes I. to VI., and IX. are out of print.)
A Hand-list of the Genera and Species of Birds. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Vol. V. 1909, 8vo. 1l. General Index to Vols. I.-V. Edited by W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. 1912, 8vo. 10s.
(Vols. I.-IV. are out of print.)
Catalogue of the Birds’ Eggs:—
Vol. I. Ratitæ. Carinatæ (Tinamiformes-Lariformes). By E. W. Oates. 18 Coloured Plates. 1901, 8vo. 1l. 10s.
Vol. II. Carinatæ (Charadriiformes-Strigiformes). By E. W. Oates. 15 Coloured Plates. 1902, 8vo. 1l. 10s.
Vol. III. Carinatæ (Psittaciformes-Passeriformes). By E. W. Oates and Savile G. Reid. 10 Coloured Plates. 1903, 8vo. 1l. 5s.
Vol. IV. Carinatæ (Passeriformes continued). By E. W. Oates and Savile G. Reid. 14 Coloured Plates. 1905, 8vo. 30s.
Vol. V. Carinatæ (Passeriformes completed). By W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. 22 Coloured Plates. 1912, 8vo. 2l. 7s. 6d.
REPTILES.
Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles. New Edition. By G. A. Boulenger. 73 Woodcuts and 6 Plates. 1889, 8vo. 15s.
Catalogue of the Lizards. Second Edition. By G. A. Boulenger. Plates. 3 Volumes. 1885–87, 8vo. Vol. I., II., 1l. each. III., 1l. 6s. (Vol. I. out of print.)
Catalogue of the Snakes. By G. A. Boulenger. Vol. I. 26 Woodcuts and 28 Plates. 1893, 8vo. 1l. 1s. Vol. II. 25 Woodcuts and 20 Plates. 1894, 8vo. 17s. 6d. Vol. III. 37 Woodcuts and 25 Plates. 1896, 8vo. 1l. 6s.
FISHES.
Catalogue of the Fishes. Second Edition. Vol. I. Catalogue of the Perciform Fishes. Containing the Centrarchidæ, Percidæ, and Serranidæ (part). By G. A. Boulenger. Woodcuts and 15 Plates. 1895, 8vo. 15s.
Catalogue of the Fresh-water Fishes of Africa. By G. A. Boulenger. Vol. I. 270 Text-figures. 1909, Imp. 8vo. 1l. 12s. 6d. Vol. II. 382 Text-figures. 1911, Imp. 8vo. 2l. 5s.
INSECTS.
Coleopterous Inserts.
Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Coleoptera. Part I. Lycidæ. By C. O. Waterhouse. 18 Coloured Plates. 1879, 8vo. 16s.
Hymenopterous Insects.
List of Hymenoptera, with descriptions and figures of the Typical Specimens. By W. F. Kirby. Vol. I. Tenthredinidæ and Siricidæ. 16 Coloured Plates. 1882, 8vo. 1l. 18s.
Catalogue of British Hymenoptera. By F. Smith. Second Edition. Part I. Andrenidæ and Apidæ. [New Issue.] 11 Plates. 1891, 8vo. 6s.
Catalogue of British Hymenoptera of the Family Chalcididæ. By C. Morley. 1910, 8vo. 3s. 6d.
A Revision of the Ichneumonidæ. By C. Morley:—
Pt. I. Tribes Ophionides and Metopiides. 1 Plate. 1912, 8vo. 4s.
Pt. II. Tribes Rhyssides, Echthromorphides, Anomalides, and Paniscides. 1 Plate. 1913, 8vo. 5s. 6d.
Dipterous Insects.
A Monograph of the Culicidæ, or Mosquitoes. By F. V. Theobald:—
Vol. III. 193 Text-figures and 17 Plates. 1903, 8vo. 1l. 1s. Vol. IV. 297 Text-figures and 16 Plates. 1907, 8vo. 1l. 12s. 6d. Vol. V. 261 Text-figures and 6 Plates. 1910, 8vo. 1l. 5s. (Volumes I. and II. are out of print.)
Handbook of the Tsetse-Flies (Genus Glossina). By E. E. Austen. 10 Coloured Plates, 24 Text-figures, and a Map. 1911, roy. 8vo. 5s. 6d.
Illustrations of British Blood-sucking Flies, with Notes by E. E. Austen. 34 Coloured Plates. 1906, roy. 8vo. 25s.
Illustrations of African Blood-sucking Flies other than Mosquitoes and Tsetse-Flies. By E. E. Austen. 13 Coloured Plates and 3 Text-figures. 1909, roy. 8vo. 1l. 7s. 6d.
Lepidopterous Insects.
Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera. By A. G. Butler and [Sir] G. F. Hampson. Parts V.-IX. Coloured Plates. 1881–93, 4to. 2l. to 2l. 10s. a part. (Parts I.-IV. out of print.)
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ [Moths]. By Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart.:—
Vol. I. Syntomidæ. 285 Woodcuts. 1898, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 17 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 15s.
Vol. II. Arctiadæ (Nolinæ, Lithosianæ). 411 Woodcuts. 1900, 8vo. 18s. Atlas of 18 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 15s.
Vol. III. Arctiadæ (Arctianæ) and Agaristidæ. 294 Woodcuts. 1901, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 19 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 16s.
Vol. IV. Noctuidæ (Agrotinæ). 125 Woodcuts. 1903, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 23 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 16s.
Vol. V. Noctuidæ (Hadeninæ). 172 Woodcuts. 1905, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 18 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 15s.
Vol. VI. Noctuidæ (Cucullianæ). 172 Woodcuts. 1906, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 12 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 10s.
Vol. VII. Noctuidæ (Acronyctinæ). 184 Woodcuts. 1908, 8vo. 17s. Atlas of 15 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 13s.
Vol. VIII. Noctuidæ (Acronyctinæ, II.). 162 Woodcuts. 1909, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 14 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 12s.
Vol. IX. Noctuidæ (Acronyctinæ, III.). 247 Woodcuts. 1910, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 11 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 12s.
Vol. X. Noctuidæ (Erastrianæ). 214 Woodcuts. 1910, 8vo. 1l. Atlas of 26 Coloured Plates, 1911, 8vo. 1l.
Vol. XI. Noctuidæ (Eutelianæ Stictopterinæ, Sarrothripinæ, Acontianæ). 275 Woodcuts. 1912, 8vo. 1l. Atlas of 16 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 17s. 6d.
Vol. XII. Noctuidæ (Catocalinæ, part). 134 Woodcuts. 1913, 8vo. 17s. 6d.
Catalogue of the Leech Collection of Palæarctic Butterflies. By R. South. 2 Coloured Plates and a Portrait. 1902, 4to. 1l.
Orthopterous Insects.
Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera. By W. F. Kirby:—
Vol. I. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria, et Gressoria. (Forficulidæ, Hemimeridæ, Blattidæ, Mantidæ, Phasmidæ.) 1904, 8vo. 10s.
Vol. II. Orthoptera Saltatoria, Part I. (Achetidæ et Phasgonuridæ.) 1906, 8vo. 15s.
Vol. III. Orthoptera Saltatoria, Part II. (Locustidæ vel Acridiidæ). 1910, 8vo. 1l.
Homopterous Insects.
A Synonymic Catalogue of Homoptera. Part I. Cicadidæ. By W. L. Distant. 1906, 8vo. 5s.
SPIDERS.
Descriptive Catalogue of the Spiders of Burma, based upon the Collection made by E. W. Oates and preserved in the British Museum. By T. Thorell. 1895, 8vo. 10s. 6d.
WORMS.
Catalogue of British Non-parasitical Worms. By G. Johnson, M.D., &c. Woodcuts and 24 Plates. 1865, 8vo. 7s.
Catalogue of Chætopoda. A. Polychæta: Pt. I. Arenicolidæ. By J. H. Ashworth, D.Sc. 15 Plates, 68 Text-figures. 1912, roy. 8vo. 1l. 7s. 6d.
ECHINODERMS.
Catalogue of British Echinoderms. By F. J. Bell. Woodcuts and 16 Plates. 1892, 8vo. 12s. 6d.
CORALS.
Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals:—
Vol. I. The Genus Madrepora. By G. Brook. 35 Plates. 1893, 4to. 1l. 4s.
Vol. II. The Genus Turbinaria; the Genus Astræopora. By H. M. Bernard. 33 Plates. 1896, 4to. 18s.
Vol. III. The Genus Montipora; the Genus Anacropora. By H. M. Bernard. 34 Plates. 1897, 4to. 1l. 4s.
Vol. IV. The Family Poritidæ. I.—The Genus Goniopora. By H. M. Bernard. 16 Plates. 1903, 4to. 1l.
Vol. V. The Family Poritidæ. II.—The Genus Porites. Part I.—Porites of the Indo-Pacific Region. By H. M. Bernard. 35 Plates. 1905, 4to. 35s.
Vol. VI. The Family Poritidæ. II.—The Genus Porites. Part II.—Porites of the Atlantic and West Indies, with the European Fossil Forms. The Genus Goniopora, Supp. to Vol. IV. By H. M. Bernard. 17 Plates. 1906, 4to. 1l.
PLANTS.
Illustrations of Australian Plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook’s Voyage Round the World in H.M.S. “Endeavour.” Being a series of lithographic reproductions of copper-plates, with descriptive text. By the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., and Dr. D. Solander. With Introduction and Determinations by J. Britten:—
Part I. 101 Plates. 1900, fol. 25s.
Part II. 142 Plates. 1901, fol. 35s.
Part III. 77 Plates and 3 Maps. 1905, fol. 25s.
Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–61:—
Vol. I. Dicotyledons. By William Philip Hiern. Part I. Ranunculaceæ to Rhizophoraceæ. 1896, 8vo. 7s. 6d. Part II. Combretaceæ to Rubiaceæ. 1898, 8vo. 4s. Part III. Dipsaceæ to Scrophulariaceæ. 1898, 8vo. 5s. Part IV. Lentibulariaceæ to Ceratophylleæ. 1900, 8vo. 5s.
Vol. II. Monocotyledons, Gymnosperms, and Cryptogamia. Part I. Monocotyledons and Gymnesperms. By A. B. Rendle. 1899, 8vo. 6s. Part II. Cryptogamia. By various Authors. 1901, 8vo. 6s.
Flora of Jamaica. By W. Fawcett and A. B. Rendle. Vol. I. Orchidaceæ. 32 Plates. 1910, 8vo. 10s. 6d.
Synopsis of the British Basidiomycetes: a Descriptive Catalogue of the Drawings and Specimens in the Department of Botany. By W. G. Smith. 145 Text-figures and 5 Plates. 1908, 8vo. 10s.
A Monograph of the British Lichens: a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species in the Department of Botany, British Museum. Part II. By Miss A. Lorrain Smith. 59 Plates. 1911, 8vo. 1l. (Part I., by Rev. J. M. Crombie, out of print.)
A Monograph of the Mycetozoa: a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species in the Herbarium of the British Museum. By Arthur Lister. Second Edition, revised by Miss G. Lister. 201 Plates (120 being coloured): 56 Text-figures. 1911, 8vo. 1l. 10s.
FOSSILS.
Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia. By R. Lydekker. Parts I.-V. Woodcuts. 1885–87, 8vo. 4s. to 6s. a volume.
Catalogue of the Fossil Birds. By R. Lydekker. Woodcuts. 1891, 8vo. 10s. 6d.
Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia. By R. Lydekker. Parts I.-IV. Woodcuts. 1888–90, 8vo. 7s. 6d. a volume.
A descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Reptiles of the Oxford Clay, based on the Leeds Collection. By C. W. Andrews:—
Part I. 94 Text-figures, 11 Plates. 1910, 4to. 1l. 5s.
Part II. 73 Text-figures, 14 Plates. 1913, 4to. 1l. 5s.
Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes. By A. S. Woodward. Woodcuts and Plates. Parts I.-IV. 1889–1901, 8vo. 1l. 1s. a volume.
A descriptive Catalogue of the Tertiary Vertebrata of the Fayûm, Egypt. Based on the Collection of the Egyptian Government in the Geological Museum, Cairo, and on the Collection in the British Museum (Natural History), London. By C. W. Andrews. 98 Text-figures and 26 Plates. 1906, 4to. 1l. 15s.
Systematic List of the Edwards Collection of British Oligocene and Eocene Mollusca. By R. B. Newton. 1891, 8vo. 6s.
Catalogue of the Australasian Tertiary Mollusca. By G. F. Harris. 8 Plates. 1897, 8vo. 10s.
Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda. By A. H. Foord and G. C. Crick. Woodcuts. Part I. 1888, 8vo. 10s. 6d. Part II. 1891, 8vo. 15s. Part III. 1897, 8vo. 12s. 6d.
List of Types of Fossil Cephalopoda. By G. C. Crick. 1898, 8vo. 2s. 6d.
A Catalogue of British Fossil Crustacea, with their Synonyms and the Range in Time of each Genus and Order. By H. Woodward. 1877, 8vo. 5s.
Catalogue of the Fossil Bryozoa. By J. W. Gregory:—
The Jurassic Bryozoa. 22 Woodcuts and 11 Plates. 1896, 8vo. 10s.
The Cretaceous Bryozoa. Vol. I. 64 Woodcuts and 17 Plates. 1899, 8vo. 16s. Vol. II. 75 Woodcuts and 9 Plates. 1909, 8vo.
Catalogue of the Blastoidea in the Geological Department. With an account of the morphology and systematic position of the group, and a revision of the genera and species. By R. Etheridge, jun., and P. H. Carpenter. 20 Plates, etc. 1886, 4to. 1l. 5s.
List of Genera and Species of Blastoidea. By F. A. Bather. 1899, 8vo. 3s.
Catalogue of the Palæozoic Plants in the Department of Geology and Palæontology. By R. Kidston. 1886, 8vo. 5s.
Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology:—
The Wealden Flora. By A. C. Seward. Part I. Thallophyta-Pteridophyta. 17 Woodcuts and 11 Plates. 1894, 8vo. 10s. Part II. Gymnospermæ. 9 Woodcuts and 20 Plates. 1895, 8vo. 15s.
The Jurassic Flora. By A. C. Seward. Part I. The Yorkshire Coast. 53 Woodcuts and 21 Plates. 1900, 8vo. 1l. Part II. The Liassic and Oolitic Floras of England (excluding the Inferior Oolitic Plants of the Yorkshire Coast). 20 Woodcuts and 13 Plates. 1904, 8vo. 10s.
Catalogue of the Fossil Plants of the Glossopteris Flora in the Department of Geology. Being a Monograph of the Permo-carboniferous Flora of India and the Southern Hemisphere. By E. A. Newell Arber. 51 Text-figures and 8 Plates. 1905, 8vo. 12s. 6d.
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