Blueheaded Ground Roller (Atelornis pittoides) Hand-Colored Plate He later joined the Faculty

He later joined the Faculty of Sciences at Marseille when he began writing a 16 volume encyclopedia on the natural history of southern France

whose extensive studies of India's Siwalik fossil mammals earned him and Proby Cautley the London Geological Society's prestigious Wollaston Medal

The volume offered here is the first edition in English that was translated directly from the original Greek

75 x 7 inches)

two-color map endpapers

Blueheaded Ground Roller (Atelornis pittoides) Hand-Colored Plate He later joined the FacultyHand colored plate, approximately 11. 25 inches by 15 inches. From H. E. Dresser, A Monograph of the Coraciidae, or Family of the Rollers, lithographer J. G. Keulemans. Image depicts an blueheaded ground roller or pitta like ground roller (Atelornis pittoides). Publisher by the Author Publisher Place Farnborough, Kent Date Published 1893 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Near fine Condition