GOULD, JOHN. A MONOGRAPH OF THE TROCHILIDAE, OR FAMILY OF HUMMING-BIRDS. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR [1849-] 1861.

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GOULD, JOHN. A MONOGRAPH OF THE TROCHILIDAE, OR FAMILY OF HUMMING-BIRDS. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR [1849-] 1861.
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AYER/ZIMMER, P. 258; COPENHAGEN/ANKER 177; FINE BIRD BOOKS, P. 78; MCGILL/WOOD, P. 365; NISSEN IVB 380; SAUER 16.
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